September 12, 2014Day 248
Our first, of three trips, to Penn State Dubois Campus was energized by all things robotics today. If we, at Wider School, want to allow our students to rub shoulders, enter into, and compete with all things robotics, this is the perfect gateway. October 22 and 23 we will compete with the robot we create within the next six weeks.
We knew we wanted to do something with robotics but what? Honestly, I know nothing about this subject I just have a keen interest. But one day on the internet I was led and guided to a particular site highlighting the BEST robotics competition and stumbled onto Dr. Stephen Feldbauer. This man's kindness brought ten students and twelve parents to DuBois today.
Today was the Kickoff; the course was unveiled and the students were allowed to think and ask questions. I watched these Wider Students begin to think about how to build a robot, how to keep an Engineering Notebook, how to program a robot, and how to market the robot. This is just the beginning and I know it will end well even if we do not win because we will learn a lot. Most importantly we have an opportunity to get to know one another on a deeper level, this is always a good thing.
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