INTERNATIONAL ROBOTHON 2019
Beginning in the year 2018, Brokenshire College Toril is one of the first initiators among the educational institutions in Davao City to incorporate robotics program in their courses. Varying on grade level, the elementary students in the said school are trained in basic programming while complex programming is introduced in high school. They are taught of robotics for an hour a week enabling them to learn both the software and hardware structures of robots.
Brokenshire College Toril has its students focused on physical robots. Physical robots are computer-programmed machines capable of carrying out specific series of tasks automatically. And as the First Eduspec, Inc. provides BCT with the VEX IQ robotics curriculum and materials, building and programming physical robots through the Robotic Software became more attainable.
On September 28, some students of BCT competed in the Philippine Robothon 2019 at Mapua University in Manila. It is an annual thematic competition of First Eduspec, Inc. which showcases innovation towards designing, building, and programming robots.
Brokenshire College Toril might not have bagged championship in the national event; however, they have brought home two awards and an invitation to participate in the STEAM International Challenge 2019 on November 24 in Guangzhou, China.
“It felt so surreal to be invited because I never thought that I will be chosen as one of the school’s participants for the International Robothon,” Rustom Olaso shared.
BCT’s Robo Aces Alpha team is composed of Grade 5 student DK Rophe Paniamogan and Grade 6 students Jan Seanne Phillip Galos and Onyxa Luiz Asuncion. Meanwhile, team Robo Aces Bravo is composed of Grade 10 students Niel Roy Enriquez and Rustom Olaso and Grade 11 student Joshua Comia. Both teams are trained by their coach, Sir Harold Verbal.
As for the formal preparation, the teams scheduled training sessions on the Robotics Laboratory. Days before the competition, they underwent mock competition typically done to practice skills that would be applicable in real world applications. In that way, they are able to drill their presence of mind under pressure.
Eduspec “Science. Technology. Engineering. Arts. Mathematics (STEAM) International Challenge” is an annual competition that aims to heighten the interest and engagement of the students of Asia on STEAM. Concepts of the competition bring their STEAM skills to life and put their learning and continuing 21st century skills such as teamwork and computational thinking to test.
The theme for the current year is “2050 Food Effect” in which participants are tasked to build and program an agricultural robot. It was a combination of trial and error method, analytical thinking, and hopeful prayers that the teams’ robot performances improves. BCT knew they would stand a place on the competition. Just like how the invitation had a sudden approach towards them, the announcement also left the school’s teams jumping and shouting out of joy. It was Brokenshire College Toril from Philippines who stood mighty on top 91 competing teams from the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and China. BCT’s team Robo Aces Alpha won the Distinction Award and emerged as the fourth placer in high elementary VEX IQ category. On the other hand, team Robo Aces Bravo aced the competition and notched the overall championship in the high secondary VEX IQ category.
As they stood up and walk to the stage, honor and pride was shouting for this glorious moment. Everyone may have seen them carry the Philippine flag and BCT banner while accepting their trophy and awards but little did everyone know how the faith and service were braced with it.
“Winning an international award is not about how prominent the school is, but how skillful and hardworking its participants are. Winning excuses no one, so is losing. We must learn how to remain positive when we lose and to remain humble when we win,” Rustom Olaso stated as he shared his realizations.
Let us celebrate not just for another award gained by Brokenshire College Toril but also for our beloved country, Philippines.
Behold the triumph! Brokenshire College Toril – the International Robotics Champ!
Beginning in the year 2018, Brokenshire College Toril is one of the first initiators among the educational institutions in Davao City to incorporate robotics program in their courses. Varying on grade level, the elementary students in the said school are trained in basic programming while complex programming is introduced in high school. They are taught of robotics for an hour a week enabling them to learn both the software and hardware structures of robots.
Brokenshire College Toril has its students focused on physical robots. Physical robots are computer-programmed machines capable of carrying out specific series of tasks automatically. And as the First Eduspec, Inc. provides BCT with the VEX IQ robotics curriculum and materials, building and programming physical robots through the Robotic Software became more attainable.
On September 28, some students of BCT competed in the Philippine Robothon 2019 at Mapua University in Manila. It is an annual thematic competition of First Eduspec, Inc. which showcases innovation towards designing, building, and programming robots.
Brokenshire College Toril might not have bagged championship in the national event; however, they have brought home two awards and an invitation to participate in the STEAM International Challenge 2019 on November 24 in Guangzhou, China.
“It felt so surreal to be invited because I never thought that I will be chosen as one of the school’s participants for the International Robothon,” Rustom Olaso shared.
BCT’s Robo Aces Alpha team is composed of Grade 5 student DK Rophe Paniamogan and Grade 6 students Jan Seanne Phillip Galos and Onyxa Luiz Asuncion. Meanwhile, team Robo Aces Bravo is composed of Grade 10 students Niel Roy Enriquez and Rustom Olaso and Grade 11 student Joshua Comia. Both teams are trained by their coach, Sir Harold Verbal.
As for the formal preparation, the teams scheduled training sessions on the Robotics Laboratory. Days before the competition, they underwent mock competition typically done to practice skills that would be applicable in real world applications. In that way, they are able to drill their presence of mind under pressure.
Eduspec “Science. Technology. Engineering. Arts. Mathematics (STEAM) International Challenge” is an annual competition that aims to heighten the interest and engagement of the students of Asia on STEAM. Concepts of the competition bring their STEAM skills to life and put their learning and continuing 21st century skills such as teamwork and computational thinking to test.
The theme for the current year is “2050 Food Effect” in which participants are tasked to build and program an agricultural robot. It was a combination of trial and error method, analytical thinking, and hopeful prayers that the teams’ robot performances improves. BCT knew they would stand a place on the competition. Just like how the invitation had a sudden approach towards them, the announcement also left the school’s teams jumping and shouting out of joy. It was Brokenshire College Toril from Philippines who stood mighty on top 91 competing teams from the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and China. BCT’s team Robo Aces Alpha won the Distinction Award and emerged as the fourth placer in high elementary VEX IQ category. On the other hand, team Robo Aces Bravo aced the competition and notched the overall championship in the high secondary VEX IQ category.
As they stood up and walk to the stage, honor and pride was shouting for this glorious moment. Everyone may have seen them carry the Philippine flag and BCT banner while accepting their trophy and awards but little did everyone know how the faith and service were braced with it.
“Winning an international award is not about how prominent the school is, but how skillful and hardworking its participants are. Winning excuses no one, so is losing. We must learn how to remain positive when we lose and to remain humble when we win,” Rustom Olaso stated as he shared his realizations.
Let us celebrate not just for another award gained by Brokenshire College Toril but also for our beloved country, Philippines.
Behold the triumph! Brokenshire College Toril – the International Robotics Champ!
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