Class details

Robotics Competition & Teamwork (8 - 14yrs)

Saturday 11:00am - 12:30pm

Venue details

Broxburn - Strathbrock Community Centre,
189A W Main St ,

Broxburn,
EH52 5LH   view map

Venue Notes
Entrance B

Build, program, and compete with robots while developing teamwork, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills. Learners will explore robot design, sensors, and autonomous navigation through exciting hands-on engineering challenges. Working in teams, students will design, test, improve, and compete with robots in a fun and supportive environment inspired by real robotics competitions.

Ages: 8–12
Duration: 3 blocks per year (one block per school term)

Skills Required:
• Ability to follow visual instructions
• Basic computer skills
• Willingness to work as part of a team
• Commitment to regular attendance
• Ability and willingness to continue learning and working on projects at home
Type of Coding: Primarily block-based coding.

Reading & Writing Ability: Comfortable following simple written and visual instructions and maintaining a basic engineering portfolio.

Competition Commitment

This course is designed for learners who are interested in developing their robotics, engineering, teamwork, and leadership skills, with opportunities to participate in robotics competitions.

Regular attendance is essential throughout the programme.

Learners are expected to maintain an engineering portfolio and continue developing their skills and projects at home between sessions.

Participation in this course does not automatically qualify a learner for competition teams or events.

Selection for competitions is based on attendance, commitment, teamwork, technical ability, readiness, behaviour, and available team places.

Additional practice sessions may be required during weekdays, weekends, or school holidays, particularly as competitions approach. These sessions may take place at different locations.

Families should be willing to travel to competitions, events, which may take place elsewhere in Scotland or other parts of the UK.

Transportation, accommodation, meals, competition registration fees, and other travel-related expenses are not included in the course fee unless explicitly stated.

Mentors and coaches provide guidance, support, and technical advice; however, competition robots must be designed, built, programmed, and tested primarily by the young people themselves.

The programme follows a student-led approach that encourages independence, responsibility, creativity, teamwork, and ownership of learning.

Don’t Forget the Sibling Discount:
Enjoy a 15% discount automatically applied to each additional child when siblings are booked together in the same order.
Please note: Sibling discounts will not apply if bookings are made in separate orders.

Term price:

£168.00

Saturday 11:00am - 12:30pm

10 sessions Sat 26 Sep 26 Sat 03 Oct 26 Sat 10 Oct 26 Sat 31 Oct 26 Sat 07 Nov 26 Sat 14 Nov 26 Sat 21 Nov 26 Sat 28 Nov 26 Sat 05 Dec 26 Sat 12 Dec 26

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