Back to School Blast Off! 🚀 Astronaut Training Camp

One last summer blast — literally. Before the backpacks come out, send summer off the way an engineer would: with a countdown. TRC Mission Control, we are go for launch! 

TRC has partnered with Cosmic Club from Estes Education — the rocket people — for a one-day Back to School Blast Off. Students train like astronauts, get hands-on with authentic space artifacts, dig into the science that gets a rocket off the ground, and then build and launch their own Estes model rocket with their crew. It's the summer finale that doubles as a preview of everything TRC does all year.

• Astronaut Training Camp program designed for grades 3–8
• Build and launch a real Estes model rocket — yours to keep
• Explore authentic space artifacts up close
• Hands-on STEM fundamentals with a space exploration mission theme
• All materials, rockets, and launch equipment included
  Blast Off Bonus: every camper's family gets a $25 Launch Credit toward any fall class
• Must enroll in a fall class by August 7th to receive credit

Engineer mighty things —

from anywhere.

For fifteen years, families across Middle Tennessee — and from states away — have driven to our robotics center in Murfreesboro so their kids could build, code, and engineer mighty things. We've watched 500+ students do exactly that.

But I kept hearing the same thing from parents: "When is TRC coming to my city?" and "I wish my kids had this in our town."

So we're answering the call. Fifteen years of daring mighty things — and today, we take our next giant leap.

TRC is going digital to bring our courses to your family, wherever you are.

• Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers Since 2011 

You can't learn engineering from a textbook alone.

Your student is learning—but are they building? Are they working with their hands and minds? Learning science proves students, especially boys, learn best by doing.

Whether you're homeschooling with intention or supplementing what the classroom can't provide, you've noticed the same gap: rigorous, hands-on STEM is hard to come by.

The labs require expensive equipment. Trust me, I know! The engineering projects need space and tools. And physics? It's one thing to read about engineering, mechanics, forces and motion—it's another thing to build and code the robots that demonstrate them.

Kits gather dust after a weekend. Experiments feel like crafts. Real engineering takes real equipment, tools, space, and a coach who's been there — physics is one thing to read about, another to build. Whether you homeschool or supplement traditional school, your student is ready for more than checking boxes.

Let's help them ENGINEER MIGHTY THINGS.

I'm Coach Mike — a Navy combat veteran in carrier aviation, earned my Purdue M.Ed. while working full time and raising my family, a championship robotics coach with over 15 years of experience coaching winning teams at all levels— I built TRC in my garage with great people by my side to teach my own sons real engineering. One is now in aerospace engineering, the other in audio engineering. 500+ students and 15 years later, TRC is here for yours.

schedule a tour

Visit our learning center. See the labs and talk with a mission advisor. Watch students work and ask questions.

find their mission

We'll learn about your child and match them to the right mission

and program.

launch their mission

Enroll and watch them transform from curious to confident.

TRCommunity homeschool Program

In-person

In Fall 2026, we are relaunching our Homeschool program to enhance its rigor and introduce additional daytime classes tailored for homeschool families. Our real engineering curriculum will include transcript-ready courses featuring over 30 hands-on labs, essential skills, textbooks, and assessments.

TRClasses afterschool enrichment

in-person

Signup for afternoon and evening classes for students in traditional school. Most classes include open enrollment. Also includes our new Saturday drop-in classes for fun, interactive STEM lessons we call Launch Pad 39B, which are also available for STEM outreach events in your school and community-based programs.

TRC Online learning

learn from anywhere

Discover our soon-to-be-released online curriculum, launching soon. TRC Online includes self-paced courses, interactive labs, community, and real-world engineering skills. Planned launch is Summer 2026 in time for fall class registration.

TRCompetition teams

in-person

TRC students have the opportunity to join one of the TRCompetition robotics teams in both FLL and FTC. Additionally, we provide middle school students with the chance to participate in the Robot Drone League for students interested in Drones and Robotics.

trcamp

summer 2026

Gear up for mission launches designed to build skills, broaden your technical expertise, and drive campers toward engineering excellence and successful missions. At TRCamp, kids don't just learn about engineering—they engineer mighty things.

TRCreator labS

flexible learning

TRCreator is a weekly lab pass initiative designed for students to engage deeply in educational topics through hands-on labs. Students can select a time slot that suits them best and acquire packages of lab passes for convenient usage.