Mission-Based Online Education

(Launching Summer 2026)

Learn From Anywhere. Build Real Skills.

Most online STEM programs are glorified YouTube playlists. TRC Online is different.

Our courses combine live instruction with on-demand video lessons — all built around the same TRConstellation curriculum used in our Murfreesboro learning center. Students don't just watch. They build, code, troubleshoot, and problem-solve alongside instructors who know their names.

Whether you're supplementing homeschool, reinforcing classroom learning, or preparing for FIRST Tech Challenge — TRC Online brings Tennessee Robotics Center to your home.

How TRC Online Works

• Live Online Classes — Real instruction with professional coaches. Lectures will be recorded and uploaded to our online learning platform with Pathwright.
• Ask questions, get feedback, collaborate with other students.
• On-Demand Video Lessons — Learn on your schedule. Pause, rewind, and master each concept before moving on.
• Hybrid Flexibility — Combine live and recorded content to fit your family's rhythm with in person Saturday lab days scheduled throughout the semester.
• Lab Kits Shipped to Your Door — Where a course calls for hands-on work (Arduino, ASTRO, multimeters, sensors), TRC ships the same equipment we use in Murfreesboro directly to your home.
• Additional fees for shipped kits are required, but students will own these kits.

The TRConstellation Curriculum

Our mission-based progression works the same way online as it does in person — recorded lectures, hands-on activities, graded class worksheets, and engineering notebook reflections, all tied to live coaching from instructors who teach the same content in person every week.

Voyager Courses Available (Grades 6-10)

Note: the following classes will record lectures from in-person classes and make the content available in Pathwright, our online learning portal. Additional Saturday lab days will be scheduled each month for students to complete their labs at TRC.

Blueprint CAD and 3D printing

Foundations course | Delivered through TRC's Pathwright LMS

Modern engineering starts on a screen. Blueprint CAD teaches students to design real parts in professional CAD software, then watch their digital models become physical objects through 3D printing. Using a "digital twin" approach, students learn dimensioning, constraints, parametric design, and the workflow professional engineers use to take an idea from sketch to working prototype.

Benefit: The foundational skill behind every advanced course that follows — Blueprint Engineering, Engineering Math & Design, and Robotics Engineering all assume students can think in CAD.

Blueprint Engineering

Powered by Sphero Blueprint Engineering | Kit purchase required or monthly labs at TRC

Every smart machine — from a thermostat to a self-driving car — runs on a control system that senses, decides, and acts. In Blueprint Engineering, students build those brains. Using Sphero's Blueprint Engineering system (mechanical parts paired with electronic Bits), students work through control-systems lessons that move from "what is an input?" to designing logic that turns sensor data into action. They wire inputs and outputs, connect sensors and motors, and program the conditional logic and feedback loops at the heart of all automation. The course adds CAD lessons that connect the digital design workflow to the physical builds.

Benefit: The clearest, fastest path from "I've never built anything" to "I can engineer a working system" — and a serious step toward TRC's Pathfinder-level work.

Artemis Adventures: Return to the Moon

Mission-based learning | Delivered through TRC's Pathwright LMS

Humanity is going back to the Moon — and then to Mars. NASA's Artemis program is the most ambitious space mission of our generation, and in Artemis Adventures students go behind the scenes to learn how it works. Students study the Artemis missions, the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, lunar landing systems, and the engineering decisions that make it all possible. Mission-based projects let students design their own lunar surface concepts, plan EVA sequences, and propose solutions to real space-mission challenges.

Benefit: Connects students to the most exciting space program of their lifetime — and the engineering, science, and teamwork it takes to make it happen.

ASTRO: Advancing Science Technology Robotics Online

Astronomy & space science exploration | Delivered through TRC's Pathwright LMS | ASTRO Kit purchase required to complete lessons.

The universe is the largest classroom there is. ASTRO is TRC Online's astronomy and space-science course for curious students — from the structure of the solar system and the lifecycle of stars to galaxies, exoplanets, and the science of how we know what we know. Students use real telescope imagery, NASA data, and hands-on observation projects to study the night sky and the deep field beyond it.

Benefit: Builds the scientific reasoning, observational discipline, and "big picture" curiosity that show up later in every advanced science course — and gives students a foundation for the Earth & Space Science Pathfinder course.

Pathfinder Courses Available (Grades 8-12)

Note: the following classes will record lectures from in-person classes and make the content available in our LMS. Additional Saturday lab days will be scheduled each month for students to complete their labs at TRC.

Earth & Space Science

1.0 Science credit | 32 weeks | No prerequisites

A full-year course on Earth systems and space exploration. Students analyze real NOAA climate data, model orbital mechanics, run a spectroscopy lab, and work through telescope and astrophotography projects — all building toward an independent mission-design capstone (CubeSat, sensor field study, or robotic exploration concept). Aligned to NGSS HS-ESS1, HS-ESS2, HS-ESS3, and HS-ETS1.

Benefit: Strong preparation for AP Environmental Science and college earth/space science — and a serious answer for any student curious about how the planet and the universe actually work.

Physical Science & Electronics Engineering

2.0 credits (Science + Engineering Elective) | 32 weeks | No prerequisites

Atoms to Arduinos. Students learn the physical science behind every electronic system and build the circuits to prove it — battery systems, multi-LED displays, capacitor timing circuits, H-bridge motor controllers, sensor calibration, and a custom-designed PCB capstone. Arduino + electronics kit shipped to your door. Carnegie Mellon SMART aligned for Electrical Foundations + Fabrication credentials.

Benefit: The TRC Pathfinder track entry point — and one of the only ways to earn industry-recognized SMART credentials fully online.

Engineering Mathematics & Design

2.0 credits (Math + Engineering Elective) | 32 weeks | Recommended: Algebra 1

Math that finally makes sense, because students see what engineers actually use it for. Gear ratios for a working gearbox, parametric CAD modeling in Onshape, vector force analysis on structural designs, regression-driven design optimization — every unit ends with a documented build. Carnegie Mellon SMART aligned for Mechanical Foundations + Fabrication credentials.

Benefit: A double-credit math + engineering pathway that strengthens college applications and prepares students for AP Calculus and college engineering programs.

Applied Mathematics for Engineering

1.0 Math credit | 32 weeks | Recommended: Algebra 1

Rigorous, transcript-ready math preparation for engineering-bound students. Algebra, trigonometry, vectors, statistics, and an introduction to calculus — taught through authentic engineering problems like inverse kinematics, sinusoidal signal modeling, and structural optimization.

Benefit: Strong preparation for PSAT, SAT, AP Calculus, and AP Statistics — without sacrificing the engineering context that makes math worth learning.

Applied Physics with Robotics

1.0 Science credit | 32 weeks | Recommended: Algebra 1 and Geometry

A college-prep physics course with 40+ documented lab hours. Students investigate mechanics, energy, waves, electricity, and magnetism through real experiments — motion sensors, ultrasonic distance modules, oscilloscopes, and REV Robotics hardware. Physics sensor kit shipped to your door.

Benefit: Strong preparation for AP Physics, college physics, and any engineering major.

Robotics Engineering

1.0 credit | 32 weeks | Recommended: Algebra 1

Students learn Java from the ground up and build a full FIRST Tech Challenge–ready robot across the year. Motor control, PID, sensor fusion, autonomous state machines, TeleOp, full systems integration — every subsystem of a real competition robot. REV Robotics hardware labs completed at TRC.

Benefit: Two industry-recognized credentials, FTC competition readiness, and one of the strongest CS/engineering portfolio-builders available online.

Computer Science & AI Foundations

Computer Science elective | 18 weeks | No prerequisites

New for Fall 2026. Code.org's nationally recognized Computer Science and AI Foundations curriculum, taught the TRC way. Real Python programming, the data science workflow, networks and cybersecurity, and a substantive AI unit covering bias, hallucinations, and how to collaborate with AI rather than blindly trust it. Fully browser-based — no equipment required.

Benefit: The same Python and AI curriculum adopted by school districts nationwide, with TRC's live coaching and engineering-notebook discipline layered on top.

TRCharacter Vectors Lunch Sessions

Free for every enrolled TRC Online student | 30 minutes weekly | Added to each lesson

A weekly faith-and-fellowship session where students step away from the bench, share a reflection, and connect the engineering work they're doing that week to Scripture and character formation. Built on the "God's Direction, Your Magnitude" framework — direction comes from God; magnitude comes from the student.

Benefit: The character formation that turns good engineers into great ones — and it's included free with every enrollment.

Who TRC Online Is For

• Homeschool families outside Middle Tennessee — Access the same curriculum our Murfreesboro students use, with the same instructors.
• Busy families who need flexibility — Learn when it works for your schedule, not ours.
• Curious students who want more — Supplement school with real engineering challenges that count for high school credit.

Ready to launch summer 2026. Join the TRC Online Community coming soon!!!

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