Dates:

• September 8, 2024 - June 28, 2025

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Time:

• Burlington: Friday 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM & Saturday 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

• Needham: Thursday 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM & Sunday 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Location:

• Burlington Classroom

• Needham Classroom

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Grades:

• G7+

• G9+

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Prerequisite:

• R702

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Course Description:

The VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) Workshop is offered to all new students who are willing to join the Vinci VEX Robotics World Championship Awarded competition team to pursue the highest honor in the largest robotics stage.

The workshop allows middle school and high school students to follow the Engineering Design Process to design, build, program, and operate robots in a cooperative game-based engineering challenge. Students will work in teams, take different roles, and work their best for the VEX Robotics Competition (VRC).

The VEX Robotics Competition is an exhilarating journey into the world of robotics for middle school and high school students. In this course, participants will immerse themselves in the Engineering Design Process to design, build, program, and operate robots in a cooperative game-based engineering challenge. This exciting competition fosters teamwork, critical thinking, project management, and communication skills. The course mainly focuses on how to solve the challenge with the Engineering Design Process and come up with a solid, practical, and executable plan for this season's VEX Robotics Competition by designing, building, operating, and programming robots to compete in exciting challenges. 

This workshop course will provide all materials, equipment, coaching, and team management from September to March (Regional Championship). The fee also includes all local (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire) competition registration fees. 

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Learning Outcomes:

• Deeply understand and follow the Engineering Design Process

• Understand the game rules and requirements

• Brainstorm ideas

• Analyze different designs and strategies

• Students gain practical skills in robot design, building, and programming.

• Collaboration, problem-solving, and creativity are emphasized.

• The competition sparks interest in STEM fields and prepares students for future innovation.

• Teamwork and team management

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Please note that our total sessions include the holidays listed below. No classes will be held on these holidays.

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Holiday Schedule:

• Thanksgiving: 2024, Week 48 (November 25 - December 1)

• Christmas: 2024, Week 52 (December 23 - December 29)

• Easter: 2025, Week 16 (April 20, Sunday)

• New Year's Day: 2025, Week 1 (January 1, Wednesday)

• Chinese New Year: 2025, Week 5 (February 1, Saturday)

Massachusetts Public School February and April Breaks:

• February Break: 2025, Week 8 (February 17 - February 23)

• April Break: 2025, Week 17 (April 21 - April 27)

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Fees and Enrollment: