On Saturday 6 May 2023, HNMCS Robotics hosted the first-ever EmpowHER event led by girls for girls! Over 20 girls from all around Ontario joined us. The free event included FLL robot matches, icebreaker games, EDI (equity, diversity, inclusion) activities, and more! To begin, the girls as a team built teamwork through completing the JEDI Tower Challenge and the JEDI Race. In these challenges, every member of the team contributed, encouraged, and worked together to complete the challenges.
In these teams, the girls had the opportunity to code on Lego Spike whether they had coding experience or not. They took time to get comfortable with coding by going over movements, motors, sensors, light/sound, and line following. The girls had the chance to communicate with skilled coders and our judges: Ms. Mathews, Mr. Jaggernauth, Ms. Ko, and Ms. Susel. After learning about coding, they coded the robots for an FLL tournament as a team. The goal for the FLL tournament was to line-follow using the colour sensors. In the end, the teams presented their code for the robot to each other. Each team designed and created a unique robot. The girls also had the chance to drive the FRC robot. The girls had fun learning about equity, diversity, and inclusion from each other through the event!
HNMCS Robotics Team 7659 