PCS Learning Centers, Boise

With a high-tech kid friendly lab full of solar-powered robots, digital media, and even a 3D printer, PCS Learning Centers are more than equipped to compete with such timeworn activities as video games. During 75-minute STEM classes, students in grades 4 through 12 get hands-on experience in some of the fastest growing industries, such as robotics, engineering, and programming, getting a chance to creative everything from their own computer programs and videogames to designing their own robots.

The focus shifts with each month so that students are introduced to a variety of activities, and there are no prerequisites: each session is designed to benefit first-timers as well as experienced attendees.