Our STEM and Robotics students have their eyes on the future. They are excited at the possibilities available to them in both personal and professional projects throughout the rest of their lives that will be impacted by the lessons learned now in STEM and Robotics classes. They understand that as more industries become computerized and integrate automation processes, it will be necessary to learn coding, robotics, and STEM-related lessons to navigate the future.
Our classes are focused on solving real-world problems through coding, robotics, and design.
Students learn to think critically and look at each problem through the lens of a process for solving it. We use a project-based approach to promote teamwork & innovation while teaching science, technology, engineering, and math through active learning. Coding and robotics give students a way to learn persistence and perseverance. They learn that “failure” is an opportunity to learn from mistakes and strive to excellence.
My Project
Our students compete in the First Lego League Challenge. Recently, our much beloved EV3 robots were retired. While we still love the EV3 robots, we recognize that the newer Spike Primes have several improvements and advantages over EV3. We were fortunate to fund a Spike Prime earlier this year, and we really liked the new on-board gyroscope and the smaller profile. This new Spike Prime would allow us to divide into smaller groups of students per robot, giving each of our team members more opportunity to participate in designing, building, and coding the robots for competition.
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