New Camp Descriptions Added

Two new camp descriptions have been added to the dashboard and can be added to your offerings for this summer and beyond.

RoboCity Builders: Lights, Bots & Big Ideas
Welcome to RoboCity, a city powered by imagination, engineering, and moving machines!

In this hands-on STEM camp, young makers will design and build their own robots while creating a miniature city where their inventions can live, move, and shine.

Campers will:

  • Build two original robots using creative materials and beginner electronics
  • Bring their robots to life with code
  • Design and construct elements of a growing mini city
  • Explore circuits, batteries, LEDs, and more
  • Collaborate to combine their creations into one shared Robot Metropolis

This is more than just building projects, campers will learn to think like engineers, problem-solve like designers, and collaborate like real-world architects and robotics teams.

Creativity meets coding. Engineering meets imagination. Welcome to RoboCity!



Coding the Future: Computer Vision in AI
Have you ever wondered:

  • How do self-driving cars see the road?
  • How does facial recognition detect a face?
  • How can a computer use a camera to control real-world devices?

In Coding the Future, campers dive into the world of computer vision and artificial intelligence using Python and OpenCV to answer these questions and more!

Throughout the week, they will:

  • Build foundational Python programming skills
  • Learn how computer vision systems process images and video
  • Use OpenCV to create interactive, vision-based programs
  • Combine computer vision with an Arduino to control electronic components
  • Explore the relationship between AI and computer vision

By the end of the camp, students won’t just understand how AI “sees”, they’ll build their own working system that connects software and hardware together!

Notes:
Coding the Future: Computer Vision in AI – uses Python and the OpenCV library as well as Arduino. Topics are taught from a beginners perspective, but some experience in either topic will be useful.

The content for these two new camps will be available in May 2026, but following franchisee feedback we will be working on getting camp content out to academies earlier in the annual calendar moving forward.

New Mission – Solving Problems with STEM (9-12)

“Solving Problems with STEM 9 -12” is now live on the dashboard!
LINK

Notes
Apprentices will 3D design components in Project 1 that will need to be printed in time for Project 3.
Apprentices will need to keep their drawbridge in the academy from Project 2 – Project 4.
For the 4th project Apprentices will need the VEX Go Eye Sensor.

Resources
You will find STL’s for backup 3D prints HERE
You will find the file for Apprentice laptop HERE

New Mission – Solving Problems with STEM

“Solving Problems with STEM” is now live on the dashboard!
LINK

Notes
Apprentices will 3D design components in Project 1 that will need to be printed in time for Project 3
Apprentices will need to keep their drawbridge in the academy from Project 2 – Project4

Resources
You will find STL’s for backup 3D prints HERE

You will find the file for Apprentice laptop HERE

New Mission – What is AI?

“What is AI?” is now live on the dashboard!
You’ll find it in the new JTMM pathways under Chapter 1.

For Apprentices on the default journey, a “Default JTMM” version is available under Trials and Events here: LINK

Notes
Apprentices are shown how to access the interactive document, but if they need help, here is the direct link and password:

https://view.genially.com/6925500bb326dc9281890132

Password: Steamoji

Before starting Project 1, please print the AI Detective Notebook. This is a take-home resource for the Apprentice.

How to Sell the New Curriculum

Click on the video below to watch the new Academy Sales Deck presentation:

JTMM Updates

We know many of you have questions around how to sell the new curriculum, what the new missions will look like, and what to expect in September, and we want to address these questions and set you up with the tools you need to have a successful back-to-school sales cycle. So tune in, because this is important! 🚨

First of all, we do not expect franchisees to conduct Parent Consultations and transition all existing apprentices to the new curriculum from September — this can happen later in the fall. While the curriculum delivery model and value proposition aren’t fundamentally changing, these are big updates and we need to roll them out in stages. All existing members will stay on their current program for now.

You only need to sell and deliver the Journey to Master Maker curriculum to new members in September. This will allow you to stay focused on sales during this critical intake period, become familiar with the new curriculum through a small cohort of new members, and continue to hone your sales deck presentation before modifying the pitch for Parent Consultations with existing customers.

Read on for all of the tools you’ll need to do this:

New Academy Sales Deck

You can find the new Academy Sales Deck template here. This has already been copied and added to your academy folder (under Steamoji Operations > Steamoji Academies) with the pricing tier you currently have set in the Dashboard. For a breakdown of the new pricing tiers click here.

New Academy Sales Script

The new Academy Sales Script is available here. Please read through it carefully and feel free to make a copy if you wish to put the language into your own words. Once you are comfortable with the new academy sales presentation format (using the sales deck and script) you can book a call to roleplay it together using my calendar link below:

Book a call with Owen: https://calendar.app.google/e4LQGeAEdZA3Xdwi9

JTMM Mission Guides

As requested on the Q2 call, Matt has prepared Mission Guides for both the 6-8 age group and the 9-12 age group, which show the new missions by chapter and how previous missions have been converted. These are for internal use only, and are not to be shared with customers.

Updated Membership Agreements

The Membership Agreement has also been updated to reflect the new membership options and with updated language around pauses and cancellations. Highlights:

  • maximum two (2) month pause per twelve (12) month period
  • thirty (30) days notice required for pauses and cancellations

A copy of the new membership agreement has been added to your academy folder with your localized pricing.

New Family Guide

The new Family Guides are currently being printed and 100 copies will be mailed to your location the week of August 25-29, a week later than originally anticipated, due to some delays with printing and final changes based on franchisee feedback after the Q2 call. In the meantime, there is both a digital and print version available here.

Our only request if you are printing copies yourself is that you follow our specifications and do not compromise on print quality (it will be much cheaper to order from us directly going forward). Specifications below: 

Flat size: 22×8.5 (full bleed), Finished size: 11×8.5 (full bleed), Stock: 100lb gloss text (self cover) outside cover Aqueous coating. Bindery: saddle stitched (short edge/landscape).

New Brochures

New brochures are ready and all digital and print-ready files can be found here. These are specific to your academy and will not be printed in bulk by Steamoji like the Family Guides. We recommend printing 200 to start, although you are welcome to finish your existing stock of old brochures first. The changes are purely cosmetic to align with the new Family Guide.

We hope this gives you a clearer picture of the upcoming changes, and look forward to roleplaying the new Academy Sales Deck with you over the next couple of weeks.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions or to book a call once you feel comfortable with the new material. We will have an open door policy for the next two weeks to support you with these changes as best we can.

New Family Guide for Digital Use Only

Please find the new Family Guide here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jX-FX2byYomLe863FXWurguaDdh0T6UC?usp=drive_link. Please note that this is a compressed digital file and is not intended for printing. We will be sending you 100 copies of the printed Family Guide the week of Aug 18-22 for use in the September sales cycle.

New photos added to the Marketing folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KICkNuiiQgQ3TD_vgt-7VxarwvZD-RQ8?usp=drive_link

Battle Bots Camp – Now Live

The Facilitator guide and resources for the Battle Bots Camp are now available HERE

Notes
If you have previously downloaded the Facilitator guide, please make sure to download the updated version. This includes a couple of small changes to links and instructions.

We will be adding a couple of optional extension activities to the “Facilitator Folder” shortly. Staff can use these at their own discretion throughout the camp.

Summer Camp Updates

Hello

The facilitator guide, resources and videos for “Build and code your own voice assistant!” can be found HERE .

Please make sure you have your Circuitmess kits, a solder station and some practice solder boards ready. Details for this can be found on the Q1 franchisee call if you need more information.

Battle Bots – Engineer, Code, Compete! Facilitator guide and resources will be uploaded soon. In the meantime please make sure you have the materials listed below. The motor driver used in the example videos is THIS ONE .