For the third consecutive year the Pacific Youth Robotics Society (PYRS) is pleased to present VEX workshops for teachers. This year, thanks to partnership with the BC Year of Science Initiative and our partners in Courtenay and Summerland we are able to offer more opportunities for teachers to learn about VEX and how competitive robotics can benefit their students.
The workshops will introduce teachers to robot design, sensors and programming using the VEX Robotics system and highlight design challenges arising from this year’s VEX game, Gateway. The instructors will be Todd Ablett, who has built the Gladstone Secondary robotics program into the largest and most successful high school robotics program in Western Canada, and Jason Brett, an eight year veteran of robotics competitions and instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. The workshops are interactive and hands-on.
The time, place, and cost of the workshops are:
Vancouver
Gladstone Secondary School Electronics Shop Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24, 2011 9:00 – 3:30Summerland
Summerland Secondary Monday, June 27 and Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:00 – 3:30Workshop Fees and the “Professional Learning Package”
Fees are payable at the beginning of the workshop by cheque in Canadian funds made out to:
Pacific Youth Robotics Society 2528 East 8th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5M 1W2There are three fee options (all prices include HST):
$75 Basic Workshop Package You are expected to bring your own robot and programming software, or make arrangements in advance to share with another participant. $175 Basic Workshop Package plus Robot Rental You will have use of a robot kit for the two-day long workshop. You may share this robot with up to one other individual. $1,000 Professional Learning Package You will leave the workshop with a complete VEX Cortex robot kit, manuals and software to continue experimenting and designing over the summer. There are sufficient additional motors and parts included to form the basis of a competitive VEX robot for use during the competition season so you can gain a deeper understanding of robotics as your students experience the thrill of robotics competition. Thanks to the strong Canadian dollar and excellent pricing from iDesign solutions we are able to include the robot, workshop, manuals, shipping, and programming software for the lowest price ever. Note that due to shipping requirements we need confirmation of your intent to purchase the Professional Learning Package by June 10th. Please let us know if you are interested, but cannot meet that deadline.Registration:
Registration is now closed for both workshops. Thank you to all our particpants for making these workshops an ongoing success!
Thank you also to our sponsors at:
