![]() Robin Smiley works with students on building candy canes. So, with her extra free time during the COVID-19 pandemic, she started her own club and a new STEM community in Bellingham. When she returned to Bellingham with her family in tow, no coding clubs existed. ![]() While in the Bay Area, her three children were active in one of the many coding clubs. Smiley was born and raised in Bellingham but lived in California for much of her adult life. The new spot will offer many of the same classes for children from preschool to high school and run on a membership basis. Now, only two years since first opening, Smiley is expanding to Burlington in January. The success of the camps confirmed there was desire for another club location in Skagit County. ![]() The following summer, she saw about 400 more children pass through summer camps at Meridian High School and Burlington-Edison High School. In October 2020, Bellingham resident Robin Smiley opened the club in its main Fairhaven location. Parker Edwards, left, and Abby Reines work together on designing an ornament to be 3D printed. ![]()
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