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WESTFIELD - Westfield Creative Arts along with Westfield on Weekends will host a four-class Introduction to Lego Robotics at the Rinnova Gallery at 105 Elm St.

The program will be offered on Saturdays, July 9, 23 and 30 and Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. The class is limited to five two-person teams at a cost of $80 per person. The team-centered class is open to pairs of students, 12 years of age and older with an adult partner.

The only requirement for the course, in addition to registration, is a windows-based laptop, at least one per team. Windows 7 or later is required.

The course will be taught by Christopher Lyons, who is proficient in Lego robotics systems and has worked in the industrial automation and software development as an electrical engineer for more than 20 years.

Registration is available at the WOW/WCA website: www.westfieldcreativearts.com or by calling 413-579-5967. A minimum of three pre-paid and pre-registered pairs of students is required to begin the course.