SCRRF Machining Classes

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ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

PRE-REGISTER NOW!!!!!

Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) is creating two FREE*
summer robotics courses, starting JUNE 17TH! This is an EXCELLENT
opportunity to learn about robotics, with a strong emphasis on manufacturing.
And you’ll assist the Scarabs RoboCup Team ( www.scarabs.org ) in
constructing a SEARCH AND RESCUE ROBOT, to compete against some
of the top robotics scientists in the world!

AT LEAST 10 MORE PEOPLE NEED TO PRE-REGISTER BY WED.
JUNE 11 FOR THESE CLASSES TO HAPPEN. Call your friends!
Forward this to everyone you know! THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY!

Course information:
· These are INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON courses: two 5-week sessions,
12 class hours per week.
· Times will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, and
Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
· *The course is FREE for high school students; adults will pay $11.
There is an additional $11 health fee for both students and adults.
· High school students will earn BOTH COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL
CREDIT. To waive the $11 course fee and receive H.S. credit, they must
have their school sign off on their registration form. Forms will be mailed
to students after pre-registration is complete.
· All participants completing course requirements will earn one unit of COLLEGE
CREDIT per 5-week course.
· AGE RANGE: 15 to adult. Students under the age of 15 will be accepted
ONLY if accompanied one-on-one by a parent or legal guardian during the
entire class time.
· Course topics include (but are not limited to):

o CAD
o CNC
o Lathing
o Milling
o Drilling
o Other shop skills
o Physics
o Electronics
o Computer programming
o Sensor interfacing
o Mechanical design
o Electrical systems

· Students will be free to focus on topics they are interested in.
· Some class time may be missed or made up, at the instructor’s discretion.
· PLEASE keep in mind that these are INTRODUCTORY courses – you’re not
going to be an expert in ANY of these skills, even if you attend both five-week
sessions.
· To pre-register, please email your name, mailing address, phone number and
social security number** IMMEDIATELY to Michael Randall (mentor for the
Harvard Westlake Saracens US FIRST team #1148, and Team Coordinator for the
Scarabs RoboCup search and rescue team).
· **LATTC uses your Social Security number as your student ID. If you do not
want to use your Social Security number, provide your phone number – you’ll be
contacted to make other arrangements.
· TO REGISTER: Registration forms will be mailed to you. Students under 18 will
need permission from both their parents and their school to attend.


Michael Randall
mr_mr@earthlink.net

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DIRECTIONS TO THE LOS ANGELES TRADE - TECHNICAL COLLEGE (LATTC):

400 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
90015-4108

The classes will be held in Building F (SE corner of Washington Blvd. and Flower St.
If you’re headed south on Grand, turn right on Washington, CROSS Flower St.
(no left turn allowed there), make a U-turn at the next intersection, then turn right on
Flower and park on the street. (Metered parking, $0.25 per hour – BRING QUARTERS!)

Enter either through the main entrance on Washington St., or through the Automotive
Technology loading dock (nearest the Washington / Flower intersection).

ON THE BLUE LINE, station #3, Grand Ave. (Literally at LATTC’s main entrance).
For information call 1-800-2LA-RIDE.

The instructors assure me that this is a safe neighborhood, even at night. The streets are
clean and well-lit. Parking is available very close to the building entrances.