2020 STEM
Robotics Challenge
After-school robotics clubs have become a place for students, teachers and our community volunteers to share good times discovering new ideas and possibilities. Students and teachers develop problem-solving skills and new ways of understanding technological concepts like coding and engineering design. While academic excellence is a priority of VBCPS we also want our kids to have FUN! When we create an atmosphere where students can have fun learning we create an incubator for creativity and problem-solving. Students test their ideas without inhibition or judgment. This freedom frequently leads to innovative ideas and breakthrough thinking. Award-winning Disney producer Don Hahn says, “play is the welcome cousin of creativity.” The 2020 Robotics Challenge will allow students to design and build a robot that uses Raspberry Pi and other micro-controller technology to perform tasks commonly seen in amusement parks.
2017 STEM Trifecta Challenge
Student teams from elementary, middle and high schools throughout the division will participate in the 9th annual STEM Trifecta June 8 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. The event is an opportunity for students, teachers, mentors, administrators and community partners to join together to create and promote science, technology, engineering and math.
2015 STEM Robotics Challenge
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2016 STEM Trifecta Challenge
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools students--elementary, middle, and high--participated in the 7th Annual STEM Robotics & Maker Challenge on June 12 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center! This year's theme was 'Baxter on the Boardwalk' which highlighted robotic manufacturing and service.
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Elementary, middle, and high school students participated in the 8th Annual, and newly re-named, STEM Trifecta which included robotics, maker, and cyber security! From having robots participate in a golfing challenge and students pitching their 3D printed Maker products to students defending cyber hacks, this year's challenge was all encompassing of the STEM field.
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2013 STEM Robotics Challenge |
2014 STEM Robotics Challenge |
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Students from more than 50 VBCPS schools are learning about robotics in a year-long after-school activity. In this year's competition, student teams have designed and constructed robots that they control to collect items from a simulated beach. The items represent a collection of trash and are worth various point values.
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Elementary, Middle, and High school students from Virginia Beach City Public Schools competed in the 6th Annual STEM Robotics Challenge where challenge-goers had to "STEM The Erosion" in the sustainability-based challenge.
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