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Muscat Daily
02-03-2025
- Science
- Muscat Daily
South Batinah wins national robotics championship
By OUR CORRESPONDENT Muscat – Directorate General of Education South Batinah has secured first place in the national competition VEX IQ Robotics, claiming the Excellence Award and title of Robot Skills Champion. With this, the team has qualified to take part in an international competition to be held in the United States in May. Organised by US-based Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, the contest challenges elementary and middle school students in robotics and research projects, enhancing their STEM skills through hands-on learning. The South Batinah team comprises trainer Abdullah bin Salem al Abri from the Innovation and Science Olympiad Department and four students – Zakaria bin Hilal al Kharousi, Al Waleed bin Khalid al Bahri, Moaz bin Khalid al Mayahi and Abdulaziz bin Salem al Kharousi – from Sheikh Abu Qahtan al Hijari Basic Education School in Al Awabi. Khalid bin Abdullah al Hinai, the school's principal, said, 'Achieving first place in Oman in this national competition enhanced the students' experiences and increased their passion for technology and robotics, while emphasising the importance of technical education and practical skills in preparing a generation capable of facing the challenges of the future. We hope that this team will achieve success at the global level.'
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Drone competition held at Albuquerque High School
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 100 indigenous middle and high school students are taking flight at a highly-anticipated aerial drone competition. Saturday afternoon at Albuquerque High School, the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation held a thrilling event, showing cutting-edge drone piloting and programming. Noche de Ciencias aims to inspire Hispanic youth in STEM education The competition features 23 teams going head-to-head in a fast-paced, hands-on challenge highlighting the growing importance of STEM education. 'Kids need to do something real and meaningful. Drones are a new type of industry; there's a lot of jobs of different kinds of drones but besides that, to use the drones you have to understand physics, you have to understand how to code,' says Valerie Kovach, STEAM coach and Special Education teacher at Albuquerque High School. Kovach was the competition has seen significant growth over the past two years, with participation skyrocketing from 1,500 teams to well over 2,000 teams. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
