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Pathways School, Gurgaon is hosting
its 4th Robongiers – an Annual Inter School Robotics
Festival for students of Middle School (grade 6,7, 8 and 9). It is a 2
days programme scheduled on 14th and 15th April, 2016
Robongiers was created to challenge the
thinking and creativity of young minds in Middle School because this is the
time of their lives when they are at their creative best and the ability to
design, innovate and create is among the ultimate goals of education.
Find the Schedule for Both the days:
Day 1: Thursday, 14th April, 2016
1. Registration - 8:30 - 9:30 am
2. Address by the School
Director - 9:30 am– 9:45 am
3. Session 1 – Workshop
involving electronics and sensors, where students will create bots and take
away their creations from the workshop. (9:45 am – 12 noon)
4. The design brief and introduction to
the challenge. (12 noon -12:30 pm)
5. Session 2- A design brief and
Introduction to the Robotics Challenge (12:30pm – 1:30 pm)
6. Lunch (1.30 pm – 2pm)
7. Working on the challenge (2pm -3:15 pm)
8. Evening Snack (3:15 pm)
Day 2: April 15th, 2016
1. Students will work on incorporating a
surprise element to add to their model
/testing the model - (8:30am
– 12.30pm) with a snack break from 9.30-9.45.
2. Lunch break (12.30pm - 1:00pm)
3. Display the final Robots – 1 to 2 pm
4. Using IT skills to present a
reflection on learning (2:00pm -2:45pm)
5. Prize Distribution (2:45 – 3:15)
6. Evening snack 3:15 pm.
Inauguration
As Steve Jobs once said “Design is a funny word. Some people think
design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it
works.” This is what Robongiers is all about, as was expressed by Zorawar Singh
Ghumman, Vice-President of the Student Council. It entails responding to
challenges faced in our daily lives by designing practical solutions. Moreover,
Robongiers challenges the thinking and creativity of young, budding minds,
encouraging them to become reflective and innovative individuals. The theme for
this year’s Robongiers is ‘Inside the Human Body’ and students will have to
respond to a range of problems and create fully functional solutions.
The School Director, Captain Rohit Sen Bajaj, warmly welcomed the
participating teams and re-iterated the importance of the STEM subjects,
especially how they make us reflective and pragmatic individuals. He declared
the Fest open. Finally, Ms. Dimpu Sharma, Middle School Principal, wished
all the participants luck with the forthcoming tasks and hoped that the
Robongiers event would be a great learning experience for all.
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School Director, Captain Rohit Sen Bajaj addressing the participants |
