Your 8-year-old learns the basics of structures — what makes a bridge strong, why a tower stays up — by building and testing real macaroni structures at home. Year-end: an in-class structures expo with judging.
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Season 1 — Autumn
First structures
Sep–Dec · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
Introduction to structures + first simple bridges and towers + load testing.
What they learn
- Why are structures strong?
- Building a first simple bridge
- Building a first simple tower
- Load test, weight, balance
- Working with pasta + glue safely
🏗️End of Season 1First structure + Season 1 certificate
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Season 2 — Winter
Strong shapes — triangle is king
Jan–Mar · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
The geometry of strength — why triangles are everywhere in engineering. Force-distribution basics.
What they learn
- Strong shapes (triangle vs. square)
- Trusses (basic concept)
- Force distribution in simple language
- Different bridge designs
- Light + strong structures
📐End of Season 2Triangle truss bridge + Season 2 certificate
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Season 3 — Spring
Choosing a category + simulating
Apr–Jun · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
Introduction to the 5 official categories. Choose one and simulate at home.
What they learn
- Efficiency (weight-to-strength ratio)
- Heavy compression
- Balsa-tower crane
- Seismic (earthquake-resistance)
- Targeted (precision)
🎯End of Season 3Category structure + Season 3 certificate
⭐ Competition season🏆
Season 4 — Summer
Class expo + judging
Jul–Sep · Class competition
First competition experience — class-level expo with Iranian peers, with real judging.
What they experience
- Class expo
- Load-test, mass-test, balance judging
- Engineer-style presentation
- Receiving a ranking
- Tournament photos and footage
🥇End of Year 1Annual diploma + class expo ranking
Your 10-year-old studies real structural engineering — calculations, design, simulation — and ends Year 1 at the Kharazmi Festival or a Young Elites engineering event.
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Season 1 — Autumn
Structural engineering fundamentals
Sep–Dec · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
Statics + intro to mechanics of materials + structural design fundamentals.
What they learn
- Statics (intro)
- Materials mechanics (intro)
- Compression vs. tension
- Pasta types and their properties
- Glue selection + connections
📚End of Season 1First engineered structure + Season 1 certificate
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Season 2 — Winter
Design + simulation
Jan–Mar · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
Designing structures with simple software (SketchUp / Linkage) + structural analysis.
What they learn
- Design in simple software
- Simple structural analysis
- Pro trusses
- Optimization (weight vs. strength)
- Force-distribution calculations
📐End of Season 2Designed and built structure + Season 2 certificate
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Season 3 — Spring
Choosing a category + competition prep
Apr–Jun · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
Deep specialization in one of the 5 categories + technical report.
What they learn
- Deep specialization in one category
- Technical report writing
- Engineer-style presentation
- Internal Novin Zehn pre-competitions
- Project documentation
📑End of Season 3Tournament-ready structure + report + Season 3 certificate
⭐ Competition season🏆
Season 4 — Summer
Kharazmi Festival + Young Elites
Jul–Sep · National educational competitions
First experience at real educational competitions — Kharazmi Festival, Young Elites.
What they experience
- 2-week prep bootcamp
- Kharazmi Festival
- Young Elites + Researchers Club
- Official certificate + ranking
- Tournament photos and footage
🥇End of Year 1Annual diploma + national-event participation certificate
Your 13-year-old reaches a pro level — pro structural design, simulation, and Engineering Notebook. Goal: stand on the IUST Macaroni Structures floor.
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Season 1 — Autumn
Pro structural engineering
Sep–Dec · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
Pro statics + advanced materials mechanics + custom design.
What they learn
- Pro statics
- Advanced materials mechanics
- Engineering calculations
- Pro-grade CAD design
- 3D pre-build modeling
📚End of Season 1Pro design + Season 1 certificate
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Season 2 — Winter
Pro simulation + optimization
Jan–Mar · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
FEM simulation, pro optimization, full design–build–test cycle.
What they learn
- FEM (finite element) simulation
- Mathematical optimization
- Design–build–test iteration
- Failure-mode analysis
- Engineering documentation
🧪End of Season 2Optimized structure + Season 2 certificate
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Season 3 — Spring
Engineering Notebook + IUST readiness
Apr–Jun · 24 class hours + 1 workshop
Pro Engineering Notebook + intensive prep for IUST and other national events.
What they learn
- Pro Engineering Notebook
- Engineer-style presentation
- Internal Novin Zehn pre-competitions
- Critical analysis + improvement
- Team building
⚡End of Season 3Tournament-ready structure + Notebook + Season 3 certificate
⭐ National stages🏆
Season 4 — Summer
IUST + Kharazmi + Young Elites
Jul–Sep · National competitions
Iran's most respected national engineering competitions.
What they experience
- Final preparation bootcamp
- IUST Macaroni Structures (national)
- Kharazmi Festival
- Young Elites + Researchers Club
- Official rankings + university-ready portfolio
🥇End of Year 1Annual diploma + national-event certificates + global portfolio
🏅 Certificates from the Macaroni Structures League
Official Novin Zehn certificate at every season end. Annual diploma + national event certificates at year-end.
1Autumn season certificate
2Winter season certificate
3Spring season certificate + readiness scorecard
4Annual diploma + national event certificates
