April 23, 2019
A team from École Notre-Dame-du-Sault (Sault Ste. Marie) will be heading to Louisville, Kentucky, from April 28 to 30 for the VEX Robotics IQ Challenge World Championship based on their outstanding performance at the provincial VEX Robotics IQ Challenge held in Brampton on March 2. The 400 best elementary school teams from 42 countries across the world will compete in the World Championship.
Team NDS Alfa, made up of Liam Spacek, Luke Dallaire, Cole Clément, Ella Dubreuil and Gabriella Gutierrez, and led by volunteer coach David Spacek, is currently ranked 7th in Ontario and 19th in the country. The team also won the STEM Research Project Award at the provincial competition which guaranteed them a spot at the world championship.
The VEX IQ Robotics Challenge tasks teams of students with designing and building a robot using their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The robot must then complete a variety of challenges that enable the panel of judges to evaluate its capabilities. In addition to applying STEM concepts, students also develop lifelong teamwork, leadership and communication skills.
The Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario offers a French Catholic Educational Program that is widely recognized for its excellence. The CSCNO provides a quality learning environment and academic program that runs from early childhood to adult education, with some 7,000 students enrolled in 27 elementary and 10 secondary schools.
Source:
Brigitte Morin
External Relations Coordinator
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
705-673-5626, ext. 389
705-690-9740 (cell)
brigitte.morin@nouvelon.ca
