04 December 2017

The automation of human activity comes to Peregian Springs SS

The automation of human activity is happening before our eyes. And we're doing our best to keep up with this exciting era in human history.

Recently, two teams (the Peregian Programmers) ably coached by Sandy Neisler and Kent Campbell represented our school at a robotics tournament called First LEGO League. This is a global competition with competitors from over 80 countries.  The teams researched a real-world problem relating to the water cycle and were required to develop an innovative solution.  They also had to design, build and program a robot to autonomously complete various challenges.


Both teams had a lot of fun and learned a lot.  The Year 5 team successfully won the Strategy and Innovation Award.  This award recognises the team that uses solid engineering practices and a well-developed strategy to design and build an innovative, high performing robot.

These sort of challenges are the workplaces of the future. And the fact that our students are picking up first prizes in strategy and innovation means we're on the right track!





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