FOLLOWING the success of last year, Curro once again hosted its popular robotics competitions in association with Hands on Technologies (HOT) and Play and Build Toys.
The Gauteng leg of the competition, hosted at Curro’s Woodhill College in Pretoria, took place on July 25.
Learners from across the province participated in the event. Two visiting learners from Curro Aurora in Randburg, Ryan Everett and Aiden Venter, walked away as the overall winners of the day.
With their robot named Avrey, the winning team achieved 200 out of the 220 points – the overall best in the national competition which took place in provinces across the country. Runners-up in second and third place were teams from Curro’s Woodhill College.
The robotics challenge was inspired by Curro’s need to address the educational needs of the 21st century learner.
“The competition encourages Curro learners to explore the world of coding in a fun, rewarding way,” says Dalene Gelderblom, a Robotics Subject Expert at CCEE. “It provides an engaging, interactive learning platform that creates a buzz of excitement in our schools.”
The Curro Robotics Competition was open to Curro learners in grades four and six, who competed in pairs.
