Train Your AI: Sound and Gesture Games is now live on the dashboard.
This Mission builds on the first mini AI Mission and goes deeper into the same ideas. Apprentices train their own audio model to recognise their voice, improve its accuracy, then put it to use in a voice-controlled game. They then explore a pre-trained hand-tracking model to build a gesture-controlled game, before combining both models in a game of their own design for Project 4.
What you need to know
Equipment: This Mission requires a laptop with a working webcam and microphone.
Software: Apprentices use the web version of PictoBlox, so there is nothing to install. An account is not required, but we recommend creating a Facilitator account as it makes saving work between sessions much easier.
Resources: Project 4 is an open build where Apprentices bring everything together. There is an Apprentice cheatsheet in the Journey to Master Maker resources folder for anyone who isn’t sure where to start. It’s optional, so use it where it helps. HERE
This mission will be added to all Journey to Master Maker age groups and you will find it in
The Back-to-School season is almost here! As we head into one of the busiest enrolment seasons of the year, we’re excited to help you make your Back-to-School a success. Our first Back to School Marketing Package is now available and includes everything you need to promote your academy, including: 📱 Social media graphics 🎥 Videos 🖨️ Posters 💌 Postcards
You can access all campaign assets in your Google Drive under:
Marketing Hub → Campaigns → Back to School 2026 We hope these resources make it easy to connect with families in your community and drive a successful back-to-school season. If you have any questions or need additional support, don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re here to help! Wishing everyone a successful Back-to-School 2026 campaign! 🚀 Firm– Steamoji HQ
For our two new camps, RoboCity Builders: Lights, Bots & Big Ideas and Build Your Own Facial Recognition Program with AI, we’ve added new help sheets, support documents, and videos for both Apprentices and Facilitators to help with running these camps. These have been added to the existing camp drive folders.
Thanks to everybody who shared feedback and good luck with your camps!
Putting the TEAM in Steamoji: Our Summer Competition
This summer, we’re putting the TEAM in Steamoji! We’re challenging Apprentices to show who they’re cheering for by designing and printing a desktop ornament for their workstation.
In these folders (STAFF / SUBMISSION) you’ll find everything you need to get started:
An instructional kick-off video
A promo video
A Facilitator guide
An Apprentice worksheet
Posters for your Academy
And there are prizes to be won!
If you’d like to submit any standout entries to the summer competition, follow the instructions and links to the submission folder. Be sure to check the README before uploading.
We hope you’re all enjoying the tournament, and we can’t wait to see who everybody is cheering for this summer!
You may have noticed some new folders in the ‘Steamoji Operations’ shared drive — specifically, the Camp Resource Hub and Sales & Retention Resource Hub. We’ve been working hard on updating the training materials and SOPs and wanted to share a few of those updates with you here in more detail:
This is a fantastic resource for all camp-related questions that aren’t covered in the facilitator guides or curriculum resources — like “How to Get Children’s Attention” and a permission form for taking the kids off-site, if you’re planning to take them to a nearby park for a ‘field’ trip.
We’re planning to add more resources to this folder before the September salmon run but for now it mostly focuses on retention — something you should all be very attuned to at this time of year!
The Director Consultation Script & Guide outlines the full Parent Consultation process, including expectations, structure, and best practices for delivering consultations effectively and consistently. Parent Consultations are an important part of a family’s journey with Steamoji, helping families understand the program, their child’s learning path, and how Steamoji supports long-term growth and development. This resource is intended to support your Academy Director and their team in creating a strong, professional, and consistent experience for every family.
The Director Consultation Script & Guide is your step-by-step reference tool for running every Parent Consultation with consistency and confidence. It covers scheduling and booking, how to open and close each meeting, the five questions to ask at every check-in, and the exact language to use when presenting a child’s progress. Every Steamoji Director should be familiar with this guide and use it as a reference tool until the process becomes second nature. Together, the guide and the report ensure every family across the system receives the same high-quality, personalized consultation experience.
The Steamoji Parent Consultation Report is a core tool that should be used at every family check-in across all locations. Page 1 covers the apprentice’s current achievement level and chapter progress. Page 2 details their development across the five STEAM skill areas — fabrication, robotics, coding, engineering, and digital arts — along with next steps, current projects, and observed strengths. Pages 1 and 2 are designed to be printed and given to the parent (or emailed) at the end of every consultation. Page 3 is the Director’s confidential copy and should be kept on file at the academy — it is your record of parent goals, concerns, and notes that should be reviewed and referenced before every future check-in.
Consultations follow a set schedule across all locations. A Welcome Consultation is booked at the time of sign-up, followed by a check-in at the 3-week mark to review early progress and build on the relationship established at sign-up. From there, check-ins continue every quarter. Every Parent Consultation must end with the next appointment already booked.
Finally, we have levelled up the Level Up Certificates with the updated branding, as well as shared a new Camp Certificate and Birthday Card. We hope these tools will help you connect with the little humans in your academies who also like to see they are making progress, and not just in their Oji Coin accounts!
Our two new camps — RoboCity Builders: Lights, Bots & Big Ideas and Build Your Own Facial Recognition Program with AI — are now available in the Operations drive, so you can start preparing for your upcoming camp seasons.
Note:
For Build Your Own Facial Recognition Program with AI, you’ll need to set up laptops ahead of time. We’ve included an installation folder and walkthrough guide to make this process easier. We recommend testing it in advance and making sure you have one laptop per Apprentice.
As mentioned during our Spring Conference, we have created new Mission Maps for all of the Journey to Master Maker age groups (6-8, 9-12, 13+ and Unassigned).
You can find them HERE Each Journey Mission Map has a print and digital file.
These will continue to be updated to reflect new Missions added to the Journeys in the future.
There is a new trial on the dashboard that focuses on circuit building using an Arduino and an Ultrasonic Sensor. The new trial can be found on the dashboard HERE
Before running the new trial please familiarise yourself with the Facilitator training document and make sure you have the necessary equipment and worksheets printed off. Everything needed for this trial can be found HERE
Please Note Trials are now listed by their corresponding Journey to Master Maker age group (6-8, 9-12, 13+ and Junior). This does not change how you access trials and you are still able to select any trial session as usual.
To help you prepare for your Steamoji Day Open House Events, we’ve put together a folder with an Academy Handbook and Step by Step Guide for “The Renaissance Drop” activity shown in the video above. We’ve also provided you with a Table Top Poster, Target Design for the floor and video and photo release waiver, as well as templates for sharing the event on social media and a poster for your academy.
All of the resources you need to run a successful Steamoji Day event are HERE.
Reminder that our Spring Conference will take place virtually on Wednesday, April 15th from 9:30am-11:00am PDT. We look forward to sharing more Steamoji Day excitement with you then ahead of your open house events on April 18th or 25th.
