{"id":498,"date":"2024-06-14T10:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/?page_id=498"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:46:19","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Alison, and I run programs in Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, DUMBO, Downtown BK, Brooklyn Heights, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Crown Heights.<\/p>\n<p>We are currently offering after-school classes in schools, we&#8217;ve been hosting Fundays when school is out, along with all the parties and field trips anyone could ask for.\u00a0 We have TWO summer locations running for <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/summer-circuits\/\">summer 2026<\/a>&#8212; one in Park Slope and another in Brooklyn Heights!<\/p>\n<p>We have so much robot-building to offer, including <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/summer-circuits\/\">Summer Circuits<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/parties-2\">birthday parties<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/after-school-classes\/\">after-school classes<\/a> (check with your school!); <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/in-school-enrichment-programs\/\">in-school<\/a> programs; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/special-events\/\">private classes<\/a> for families or a group of friends on weekends or after school; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/foundry-fundays\/\">Foundry Fundays<\/a> when school is closed; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/scouts-and-youth-groups\/\">Scouting events<\/a>; and even <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/product\/adult-events\/\">adult events<\/a>! Check out all program offerings for all locations <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/programs\/?location=20\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-501 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/brooklynrobotfoundry-dev.cospark.io\/brownstone-brooklyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240612-WA0002-e1769536102528-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"A man with dark gray hair in a shirt and blazer stands on the left of a shorter woman with blonde hair in a patterned top. They are smiling and a river with land on the other side is visible behind them.\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I live in Carroll Gardens with my husband George, and our 2 boys. 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