Everything clicked for the Glen Ames Senior Public School’s robotics team at the Legoland North America Open Competition, with the team winning second place in the innovative solution category for their canine-centric project. “They’re all really excited,” said their coach, Glen Ames teacher Luke Martin. “It was unbelievable… they were just in their glory the […]
It’s a strange feeling walking into a room of middle school students and realizing the kids standing in front of you know more about science and technology than you likely ever will. But that’s exactly what happened during a visit to Glen Ames Senior Public School on January 25. The students are part of the […]
A number of the Beach’s brightest young minds represented the area at the First Lego League provincial championships Jan. 16, showcasing socially-minded projects and robotic prowess alongside hundreds of other students. Glen Ames, Adam Beck, and two teams from Bowmore qualified for the competition that sees students aged nine to 14 compete in a series […]
When you think of trash, what comes to mind? Plastic bottles and food waste? Garbage islands floating around the ocean? Discarded batteries and electronics? For this year’s Glen Ames robotics team, called the Garment Grabbers, what came to mind was clothing. “Usually you don’t think of clothing being wasted,” said programmer Evan Barlow. “Your parents […]
When their LEGO robot grabs a rescue truck, rams an ambulance and scoots both across a typhoon-swept model town, the Glen Ames robotics team hold their cheers. Not until the plane flies, all pets are rescued and the tricky evacuation sign flips just so do the Grade 7 and 8s break out smiling. It’s the […]
