Grade seven and eight students from Hastings Prince Edward District School Board are participating in a robot-building competition at Loyalist College later this month.
The first Minds in Motion HPE STEM Challenge happens Tuesday, May 21.
For the past two months, student teams have been participating in Developer Challenges at their schools building robots using Micro:bit microcontrollers to control a Micro:Bot.
Students have written the code to navigate their Micro:Bot through a predesigned obstacle course.
Teams participating in the event at Loyalist will receive a challenge to work on during the final competition, where one team will be crowned the winner.
The Minds in Motion HPE STEM Challenge is happening through the generous support of donors to the Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation’s Science and Technology Fund.
“The Minds in Motion HPE STEM Challenge is another way HPEDSB is providing innovative opportunities for students. Events like these are preparing students for the future. Thank you to The Learning Foundation for partnering with us,” said Katherine MacIver, Director of Education, Hastings Prince Edward District School Board.
