Who is Teacher Tom
Teacher Tom Bickmore is dedicated to providing top-notch engineering & rocket science education to young students worldwide. His interactive online classes allow students aged 4-18 to explore the fascinating world of space technology, engineering, and robotics from the comfort of their homes. Whether you're passionate about building rockets or programming robots, as an experienced instructor he is here to guide you every step of the way.
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Having taught over 6000 hours in class to over 1600 students, many of which have been attending multiple weekly classes with Tom for over 3 years, Tom has become excellent in working with all types of kids who are interested at all in space or engineering, regardless of age, background, experience, or neurodiversity.
Tom's students have become analog astronauts, sent experiments to space, won NASA contests, and have named professional rocket launches. Being involved in the space industry starts now, not when you are an adult!
Some of Tom's greatest passions are Rocket Science and Space and he would love to share these with your learners. Tom's popular Current Events in Space Technology and Rocket launches class keeps learners up to date on the Space Race and has been successfully and enthusiastically running on Outschool for nearly 4 years!
Tom offers several great classes for your future Rocket Scientist & most ongoing classes run all year round! Tom has learned a great deal from being raised in a family of scientists, with his "ahead of her time" grandmother being a nuclear chemist who worked on several highly classified projects.
Tom is also carrying on the legacy of his brilliant grandfather who trained servicemen to use radio and radar at various Navy training facilities & while overseas during WW2, as well as being a chief engineer for commercial radio stations, & having a 108 ft Ham Radio tower in his back yard. Tom has been a licensed Ham Radio operator for over a decade. Tom is an electronics whiz who has built his own functioning Ham Radio equipment and towers. Tom is excited to share his passion for Ham Radio with you through his knowledge and skills and prepare you to pass the ham radio test and obtain your very own ham radio license. (No age requirement for obtaining a ham radio license)
Tom is also a career finish carpenter with meticulous attention to detail who specializes in high-end finish carpentry. Tom has supervised full home builds from the ground up to completion. Lately, Tom's projects include building several escape rooms as well as restoring a historic museum. If you would like to learn the tips and tricks of the trade, tune in to Tom's carpentry classes!
Tom has extensive experience teaching, leading, and mentoring youth and is anxious to inspire the young people who attend his classes. He is a "human Google" so bring all of your questions to class with you and don't be afraid to ask them! You will find Tom to be an engaging and intelligent teacher, armed with an abundance of dad jokes and witty comments.
