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What happens when students move beyond textbooks and begin experimenting with technology themselves? August offered 1,532 students opportunities to explore this through hands-on Robotics and STEM learning, combining electronics, robotics, coding, and scientific experimentation. With 49 robotics sessions, four STEM sessions, and two club activity sessions, the programme encouraged students to approach challenges with curiosity, logical reasoning, and a problem-solving mindset.
With 1,311 students participating in robotics sessions, learning focused on developing a strong understanding of electronic components, circuit operations, and the fundamentals of robot construction. Students explored different modules according to their learning levels, progressing from basic switches to more advanced concepts in digital electronics and robotics.
Level 1 students worked with reset switches, push-button switches, potentiometers, and the introduction to two-way switches. These activities introduced them to the role of switches in controlling electrical circuits and helped them understand how simple electronic inputs can control the operation of a system.
Level 2 students advanced to working with seven-segment displays, robot assembly, NOT logic gates, and the introduction to motor drivers. Through these modules, they explored how electronic components communicate, how logic gates process inputs, and how motors can be controlled to enable movement in robotic systems. Robot assembly also gave students an opportunity to understand how individual components come together to form a functioning model.
For Level 3 students, activities included LED blinking, toggling LEDs, and pre-assessment sessions alongside an introduction to the upcoming learning modules. These exercises strengthened their understanding of basic programming logic and electronic control, while the pre-assessment helped establish a foundation for further learning.
Across these sessions, students were encouraged to experiment, observe outcomes, and understand the relationship between theoretical concepts and practical applications.
The STEM programme reached 202 students through four practical sessions designed to make scientific concepts more accessible and engaging. The activities connected classroom learning with observations and experiments, encouraging students to investigate how scientific principles operate in everyday life.
Through Measurement of Length and Motion, Level 1 students explored the importance of measurement and the fundamentals of movement. The activity introduced them to observing, comparing, and measuring physical quantities, helping build essential scientific and mathematical skills.
In Exploring Magnets, students investigated magnetic attraction, the properties of magnets, and how different materials respond to magnetic forces. Such hands-on exploration encouraged them to ask questions, make predictions, and draw conclusions based on their observations.
Level 2 students explored Acidic, Basic and Neutral Substances, learning to distinguish between these categories through their characteristic properties and familiar everyday examples. The activity introduced basic chemical concepts and encouraged students to connect classroom knowledge with substances they encounter in their surroundings.
Together, these sessions fostered scientific curiosity, observation, and analytical thinking, helping students develop a stronger foundation for future learning.
The weekend club activities provided an additional opportunity for students to deepen their technology skills. A total of 19 students participated in sessions covering Python coding revision and the development of an autonomous traffic signal system.
The Python revision session helped students revisit programming concepts and strengthen their familiarity with coding logic. The autonomous traffic signal system introduced an application-oriented approach to learning, encouraging students to consider how automated systems can be designed to manage traffic signals and respond to changing conditions.
By connecting coding with practical applications, the weekend activities encouraged students to think beyond individual programming exercises and explore how technology can be used to address real-world challenges.
The programme recorded a total reach of 1,532 students, comprising 490 boys and 1,042 girls. Robotics sessions accounted for 1,311 student participations, while STEM sessions reached 202 students. Weekend club activities engaged another 19 students.
Across the four reporting weeks, student reach was recorded as follows:
These activities reflect the programme’s emphasis on experiential learning, where students gain confidence by building, testing, observing, and experimenting. From understanding the behaviour of electronic components to exploring scientific properties and applying coding concepts, learners were introduced to skills that can support their academic development and future engagement with technology.
By bringing robotics, STEM experiments, and coding into the learning experience, the programme continues to create opportunities for students to become active participants in discovery—not simply learning how technology works, but developing the confidence to explore what they can create with it.
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