Pictured are just some of the pupils who will take part in the regional finals of the Vex Robtics Challenge 2017 /18 “In the zone”. Braidhurst pupils will take part along with other schools from North Lanarkshire in the day long competition to be held at the Motherwell campus of New College Lanarkshire.

The pupils are shown wearing their new club apparel that were purchased from “Myofit”.  The club successfully applied for funds from the pupil equity scheme. All 18 of the club members would like to thank Mrs McKenna one of the two Deputy Heads, who are in charge of the implementation of the Pupil Equity Fund, (PEF).

Next week Braidhurst High School will be putting forward three teams to compete in the regional finals, the teams are called “Energize”, “Kqual-I-T” and Team “Violet”. Some club members will also be showcasing the Vex robotics STEM initiative by demonstrating robotics system that they have made.

The club has been very well supported by North Lanarkshire and includes pupils ranging from S1 to S4. The Club takes part in the Vex Robotics Challenge, the World’s Largest and Fastest-Growing Robotics Competition for High Schools and Colleges. More than 10,000 teams (about 33 thousand participants) from 32 countries playing in over 750 tournaments compete to become the best globally, VEX Robotics Design System, as used by the club to nurture creative advancement in robotics.

This year the Club has beaten off 33 thousand participants around the world to become a “Beta” test site for the new generation of robotics systems that Vex has revealed at the C.E.S, (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. https://www.vexrobotics.com/v5#coding.

The robotics club’s success and awards have been due to the support of the lecturers from New College Lanarkshire, namely Mr Michael McGuire and Lisa Nicholson.  However, without the help of Mr Michael Dolan from NLC, Mrs Arlene Byrne of New college Lanarkshire and the Head teacher of Braidhurst High School, Mrs Rooney it would not be possible for the Robotics club to have flourish and become a centre of excellence in the practice of STEM pedagogy. The Club is totally committed to working in partnership with New College Lanarkshire to meet the aspirations of, a Scotland, to become a global leader in robotics and autonomous technologies.