"San Mateo, CA (PRWEB)
May 10, 2016
Wonder
Workshop, creators of robots that teach students foundational skills in
computer coding, invites schools to participate in the newly announced
Wonder League Robotics Clubs, the first network of clubs in elementary
schools for coding and robotics. The school district that gets the
highest percentage of schools participating by July 10, 2016 will
receive a $10,000 grant in Wonder Store credit to help fund their clubs.
“Robotics is the new team sport for our
youngest learners,” said Vikas Gupta, CEO and co-founder of Wonder
Workshop. “We want to extend a worldwide community of Wonder League
clubs to inspire the creators of tomorrow through robotics and coding.
Launching a club helps students develop problem solving and creativity
skills, build meaningful relationships with their peers and have fun as
they explore STEM.”
Wonder League Robotics Clubs are open to
students between the ages of 6 and 12, and no previous experience in
coding and robotics is required. Teachers will need one Dash & Dot
set for every group of three students in order to get started. Wonder
Workshop provides a Getting Started Guide for Dash & Dot as well as
materials to assist in club promotion, a guide to help schools secure
funding for Dash & Dot robots, an activity guide with new coding
challenges released every two weeks and access to a network of fellow
club leaders throughout the nation.
Every year, the clubs participate in the
worldwide Wonder League Robotics Competition, which attracted 1,150
teams (and 5,000 students) from 48 states during 2015, its inaugural
year. The competition, which will begin on October 3, 2016 and end on
December 12, 2016, will divide clubs into two age brackets and includes a
first-place prize of a STEM grant for a school or nonprofit of the
team’s choice. This year, the competition will guide students through
lessons that focus on how to conserve energy, water and waste and
minimize effects on the environment.
In addition to the $10,000 Wonder Store grant,
Wonder Workshop will give free Wonder League t-shirts to the first
1,000 clubs to register, and will pick five clubs each week to receive a
Dash & Dot combo pack between May 10 and July 10, 2016.
To receive information on how to launch Wonder League Robotics Clubs at your school, visit clubs.makewonder.comclubs.makewonder.com.
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