The impact of FIRST Robotics on the computer science curriculum at HNMCS, including student engagement. At Holy Name of Mary College School, FRC Team 7659 had a significant impact on how students understood computer science, despite the two programs being separate. Robotics made programming visible in a practical way. Students could watch team members writeContinue reading “ConnectEd Northwest Territories 2025”
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Deep Dive into Developing Technical Skills for the 2025 Season
Recently HNMCS robotics has taken the next big steps towards advancing our team’s coding capabilities with the creation of our new Coding Club. So far, our members have started to enter the world of Java; exploring the FRC Shuffleboard interactive display and activating LEDs. We have given our team a head start for the 2025Continue reading “Deep Dive into Developing Technical Skills for the 2025 Season”
CIS Presentation
As part of CIS (Conference of Independent Schools), Holy Name of Mary College School hosted a curriculum leaders conference on May 13, 2024. This conference brought school leaders together to spend a day discussing innovative approaches to learning and think of new directions for independent schools. Embodying inspiration, creativity and strong minds, 7659 HNMCS RoboticsContinue reading “CIS Presentation”
Alumnae Chats 2024
On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 HNMCS Robotics hosted its 5th annual Alumnae Chats. Past HNMCS Robotics team members shared their involvement with the team, university experiences, and how being part of FIRST aided them to advance into greater fields of STEAM or business. Our speakers included Veronica Grignano and Sofia Anunciacao. The event was conductedContinue reading “Alumnae Chats 2024”
STEAM Week
To kick off our FIRST STEAM Week, HNMCS Robotics held a teachers’ robot tournament. Two teachers from each school house (Chara, Electra, Bella, Nashira) gathered to participate in the tournament. The drive team gave a short tutorial before the game started. Through this initiative, the teachers got to experience Crescendo and how to drive theContinue reading “STEAM Week”
Annual Spring Cafe
On Thursday, April 18, 2024, HNMCS Robotics participated in the Spring Cafe hosted at our school. The performance of our operator and driver was fantastic, showcasing all of the new elements incorporated into the robot as we went through the season. Throughout the evening, the artistic factor of our team was presented during the intermissionContinue reading “Annual Spring Cafe”
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship Recap
From April 4 – 6, 2024, HNMCS Robotics played at the Ontario Provincial Championship on the Technology Field. 100 teams were at the event and the event centre was full of energy! We met judges and teams from the McMaster and Centennial competitions again! At the event, we did the Engineering Inspiration presentation. On theContinue reading “FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship Recap”
McMaster University Competition Recap
From March 28 – 30, 2024, we attended our second FIRST Robotics Competition of the season at McMaster University. We’ve got to meet different teams and enjoy our time in the exciting competition. Many of HNMCS Robotics’ alumnae dropped by our pit and were amazed at the progress the team has made in 5 shortContinue reading “McMaster University Competition Recap”
Centennial College Competition Recap
From March 8 – 10, 2024, we attended our very first First Robotics Competition of the season at Centennial College. We got to meet different teams and see what each of the teams prepared. Day 1 was very successful, we finished the day in 7th place out of 29 teams. The drive team, scouting team,Continue reading “Centennial College Competition Recap”
NGen Innovation Summit
On February 8, 2024, students in HNMCS’ Computer Science and Physics classes and Robotics Team, FRC 7659, went to the NGen N3 Summit! This summit was a forum for advanced manufacturing and innovation in Canada. Holy Name of Mary College School students represented Youth Culture Inc., a media company specializing in bringing youth together forContinue reading “NGen Innovation Summit”