STEAMing ahead!

Our VEX IQ and VRC teams continue to go from strength to strength with phenomenal success this term at VEX Robotics competitions at regional and national level.

Our VEX VRC team is the first John Lyon VRC team ever to enter a VEX VRC competition. They had an incredible season, qualifying at Regionals for the UK National championship. They even qualified for VEX worlds before attending the National Championships, by coming first place in a worldwide online challenge about reverse engineering. In the Nationals, the team also impressed the judges with the excellent design of their robot, earning them the Innovate Award.

Our younger VEX IQ team competed with calm and determination at the UK Nationals. They achieved 4th place in the UK and won the Amaze Award through the innovative design of their robot, about which the judges were highly complimentary.

We’d like to congratulate the teams on their achievements.

We are incredibly lucky to be able to provide opportunities such as these for pupils interested in robotics and programming – thanks to the support of the 1876 Fund, which has enabled the purchase of robots and equipment and covered competition entry fees.

The teams would now love to fulfil their robotic aspirations and attend the VEX World Championship in Texas, although to make that possible they are currently working on securing sponsorship for this expensive but unique and enriching opportunity to compete against VEX robotics teams from around the world. Both teams have set up GoFundMe pages and would welcome support from the John Lyon community in helping them get to Dallas for this once in a lifetime opportunity. n

Go Fund - VEX IQ https://gofund.me/ca893c01

Go Fund - VEX VRC https://gofund.me/fd7b31cd