Robotics Mentor Program Takes Off
High school mentors lead library robotics program
DAYTON – Thanks to a grant from the Washington State Library and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Dayton Memorial Library is now home to a middle school robotics program.
Each Thursday afternoon, about 15 junior high students work with high school mentors to design and program different types of robots. The students use the LEGO Mindstorm Robotics Kits, expansion kits, and five laptops that the library received through the grant.
Dayton was one of only four Washington schools to receive the LEGO robotics sets through the Washington State Libraries Exploring Technology grant. The g...
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