Critical Thinking

Building and programming robots often involve trial-and-error. When something doesn’t work as expected, students must analyze what went wrong and devise solutions. This iterative process enhances their critical thinking skills.

Team Work

VEX Robotics frequently involves teamwork, with students working together to design, build, and program robots. They learn to communicate, share ideas, and delegate tasks to achieve a common goal.

Real-World Skills

VEX Robotics introduces students to fundamental engineering concepts like mechanics, electronics, and automation. They apply these concepts in a practical context, gaining a deeper understanding of how things work.

Future Readiness

VEX Robotics exposes children to technology from an early age. They learn to work with hardware components, sensors, and programming languages, developing digital literacy and a comfort level with technology that is essential in nearly all career fields.

9:00 – 9:15 AM

Students will be checked in as they arrive and introduced to each other.

9:15 – 10:45 AM

Students will be introduced to VEX Robotics, choose their desired project and begin the building process.

10:45 – 11:00 AM

This will be a short snack break for the students. Snacks are provided.

11:00 – 12:30 PM

Students will continue building their VEX Robots, with a focus on the robot’s movement

12:30 – 1:00 PM

Students will take a break from building to have lunch. Please remember to bring a lunch as it is not provided.

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Students will complete their VEX Robots, demonstrate its functionality and have free time to experiment with their creation.

2:00 – 2:30 PM

Students will take a break from building their robots to participate in a group unplugged activity.

2:30 – 3:00 PM

Students will be picked up and will be able to showcase their VEX Robots

Talei

Talei began coding when she was a freshman in high school, learning from tutorials online and making websites for fun. She continued studying on her own and attended a web development bootcamp in Las Vegas, NV. Since graduating in 2019, Talei has worked as a software engineer, working in both frontend and backend roles. She is currently studying cybersecurity at WGU and enjoys going to music festivals in her free time!

Melody

Melody has been with Code Central since the opening of the Henderson location, starting out as a student, then a student volunteer, and now instructor. She is currently a senior at Silverado High School. Melody is passionate about coding and teaching others how to code. She is also a talented artist and cat lover.