WCS Celebrates Zimmer Biomet Partnership Warsaw Community Schools is celebrating six years of a committed partnership with Zimmer Biomet through an elementary robotics showcase of learning.
An initial donation from Zimmer Biomet allowed every fourth- through sixth-grade student in the eight elementary schools to utilize Lego EV3 robots for programming and engineering, according to a news release from WCS. This sixth annual showcase continues to stretch WCS’ offerings of STEM education across all of the district.
The elementary robotics showcase is split between two main events. The first challenge is engineering a drag racer that travels the fastest through a complex maze of several turns. The second challenge is presenting their robot and strategy to a panel of judges from Zimmer Biomet. The judges will ask the students a series of questions relating to their teamwork skills, collaboration skills and engineering skills.
“LEGO robotics club helps kids do hard things. Being in the club helps me learn how to program robots,” said Federico Presteguin, a student in the LEGO Robotics program.
This has been an unprecedented year in education due to COVID, but WCS is continuing to create authentic experiences for students, the release states.
