Throughout the year, HNMCS Robotics lived out the Felician theme, “Widening Our Tents”, by creating opportunities that expanded learning beyond the classroom and welcomed students of all ages into STEM. Through outreach education competitions and mentorship, the robotics program helped build an inclusive community rooted in collaboration, service and shared growth. Summer Camp 2025 TheContinue reading “Widening our Tents 2026”
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Teamwork in Action: January Build Recap
Saturday, January 10th, marked the official kickoff of the 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition REBUILT presented by Haas. Since then, HNMCS Robotics have hit the ground running. After watching the game reveal, the team began setting goals as well as brainstorming strategies and potential mechanisms for the new robot. Through a hands-on workshop led by ourContinue reading “Teamwork in Action: January Build Recap “
Unearthed – FLL Challenge Mississauga Qualifier
On Saturday, December 13, HNMCS Robotics hosted our 4th annual FIRST LEGO League tournament, welcoming 21 teams from across Mississauga for the new UNEARTHED season. Throughout the day, teams had the opportunity to compete, collaborate, and demonstrate gracious professionalism while exemplifying the core values of FIRST AGE. Teams competed with enthusiasm and creativity, adjusting LEGOContinue reading “Unearthed – FLL Challenge Mississauga Qualifier”
Empowering the Next Generation of Girls in STEM through Robotics
HNMCS Robotics hosted a series of EmpowHER events throughout October and November, with the goal of promoting STEM among middle-school girls. Through our EmpowHER robotics workshops, students had the opportunity to explore the fundamentals of robotics and programming using LEGO robots. They learned to code using SPIKE Prime (block-based programming software). These workshops were designedContinue reading “Empowering the Next Generation of Girls in STEM through Robotics”
Business Brunch 2025
For the past eight years, 7659 HNMCS Robotics has co-hosted an annual Business Brunch with 1360 Robotics. This event has had a lasting, positive impact on our school community. It improves students’ understanding of the business world by connecting them with professionals from a wide range of fields, including banking, technology, accounting, financial advising, andContinue reading “Business Brunch 2025”
ConnectEd Northwest Territories 2025
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”
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”
HNMCS Robotics Team 7659 