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During the week of July 14-18, Lenoir County Public Schools hosted their first-ever Robotics Summer Camp. Twenty-four rising fourth and fifth graders attended the week-long event that made headlines in both the local newspaper and online. Below is what one camp staffer had to say about the experience.
"On the first day students were divided into teams. They came up with team names, built their first robots, and experimented with basic programming. Each day after that we (camp staff) taught new programming and issued challenges for the students to solve using their robots. Points were awarded to teams for their efforts.
On Friday a final 'Robot Rumble' was held with trophies being awarded to the winners for the week. We even had the local newspaper come out and do a story on the camp and its success. You can read it at Kinston.com.
I just wanted to share what an absolutely wonderful experience this was for both our students and the staff! The intensity of math and problem-solving was amazing! If you want to see our camp website, go to gadgetcamp.wikispaces.com and click on the links for Robotics Camp - Summer 08.
I can honestly say I am hooked! We will be submitting our proposal to teach a session on our camp experience and how to set-up your own camp at the North Carolina Education Technology Conference in December. I will let you know if we get accepted."
Charles WhiteMedia Center and technology Coordinator for Lenoir County Schools