Robot Club
  • The Robotics club
    • consists of boys from Years 6 to 12
    • meets all year
    • meets for one and a half hours, once a week, after school
    • consists of 35 - 40 gifted and talented students
    • Is self funding
      • $50 per student per term
    • Equipment available:
      • 34 NXT Mindstorm kits
      • 26 RCX Mindstorms kits
      • 1 Robolab soccer field, 8 roboballs & multi-charger
      • 1 Robolab Rescue field
      • 2 FLL (First Lego League) fields
      • various colour, compass and infrared sensors
    • Activities include:
    • 2010 Competition wins include:
      • 1st NSW RoboCup Premier Soccer
      • 3rd NSW RoboCup Premier Soccer
      • 2nd NSW RoboCup Premier Rescue
      • 3rd NSW RoboCup Premier Rescue
      • 2nd NSW FLL Teamwork Division
      • 3rd NSW FLL Teamwork Division
  • The Novice Robot club
    • consists of boys from Yr5 & Yr6
    • meets during Terms 3 & 4
    • meets for one hour after school, once a week
    • consists of about 20 gifted and talented students
    • is self funding
      • $50 per student per term
    • Equipment available:
      • 10 NXT Mindstorm kits
    • Activities include:
      • Learning NXT programming
      • various challenges

     

  • Aim
    • To facilitate development of creative and technological thinking in gifted and talented students while providing a fun environment for this development
  • Philosophy
    • Gifted and talented students will reach their potential by being allowed to experiment in a conducive environment with support rather than teacher directed instruction
  • Admission to the Robotics Clubs
    • Junior School boys do robotics as part of their curriculum. Junior boys who display special ability in these classes are chosen by the Junior School teachers to attend the Novice Robot Club
    • Junior boys who show exceptional ability in the Novice Club are then invited the next year to join the Robotics Club
    • Membership of the Robotics Club is renewed each year for those boys displaying exceptional ability
    • At the beginning of each year, Senior School boys are invited via Woodchatta to submit an application by email
      • Those shortlisted are asked to an interview
      • Some places are always kept for secondary boys to join the Robotics club by this process
      • Recommendations are also made by the Special Education Department, Pastoral Care Coordinators and other teachers


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