Kingswood paves the way in coding and robotics
Kingswood Academy's Coding and Robotics Celebration event was a resounding success, leaving everyone inspired and excited about the possibilities of technology.
Kingswood Academy recently held a celebration highlighting its students’ coding and robotics achievements.
The event was hosted on the school grounds and drew a large crowd of learners, parents and educators anxious to see the inventive projects and demos the young tech enthusiasts created.
“Kingswood introduced coding and robotics in 2016 and thus far it’s growing as one of the major subjects which our kids enjoy to be part of. There are so many benefits in coding and robotics but one thing is certain, those who are skilled in robots will be in high demand in the future. Which is our aim as a school to equip our kids to be the future coders, whether it be building robots, programming or maintaining robots,” remarked the school’s coding and robotics teacher, Enoch Maluleke.
According to Enoch, the competition promotes teamwork, gracious professionalism, communication, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and also co-operation. Learners engage with other learners when they are building and programming the robots. The competition is made up of four parts which are Innovation Projects, Core Values, Robot Design and Robot Game.
The celebration featured a variety of activities, including live coding sessions, robotics demonstrations and interactive exhibits. Students from different grades displayed their projects, ranging from simple coding exercises. The event not only highlighted the technical skills of the students but also their creativity and problem-solving abilities.
Enoch further explained that in 2022, Kingswood partnered with the First Lego League which is the main sponsor for the robotics kits.
“First Lego League guides youth through STEM learning at an early age. Each year the First Lego League introduces a new theme based on the challenges that the country is currently facing. The idea is for learners to engage in real-life problems to attempt to solve them, e.g. one of the missions that the learners were solving is the Power Grid, and the learners will program a robot that is going to fix the energy storage,” said Enoch.
The event concluded with an award ceremony, where outstanding projects and performances were recognised.
