A Dragon’s first Byte of Robotics
Dragon Bytes teams introduce elementary age, K-4th grade, students to STEM in a fun and challenging environment. Students meet for twelve weeks. Four weeks are spent on core values, four weeks on design and four weeks on Lego build and coding. Dragon Bytes teams are grouped in similar age groups and kept small so that coaches and mentors can offer focused guidance and support. Dragon Bytes season concludes with a fun showcase where students get to demonstrate all they have learned.
Introducing Mega Bytes
Our new Spring Mega Bytes program is a bridge between Dragon Bytes and FLL Challenge. Third graders, who have completed Dragon Bytes, and fourth graders are assigned to teams where they will have a mini FLL Challenge season, focusing just on robot. Students are tasked with building their unique robot, adding attachments and coding it to run missions on a past FLL Challenge Mission Model set. These Mega Bytes teams will meet for 12 weeks and culminate in a fun showcase, where they will present their robot designs and have a friendly robot competition!
Core Values
Dragon Bytes teams are about more than just fun with Legos (although there is a LOT of that happening). Our Bytes students learn all about team work through diving into the core values established by First Inspires.
- Discovery: Exploring new skills and ideas.
- Innovation: Using creativity and persistence to solve problems.
- Impact: Applying what we learn to improve our world.
- Inclusion: Respecting each other and embracing differences.
- Teamwork: Being stronger when working together.
- Fun: Enjoying and celebrating what we do
Design
Building on children’s natural curiosity and out of the box thinking. Bytes students dive into what makes a good design. Students learn to work together to consider and refine creative solutions.
Build and Programming
Even our early elementary students amaze us with their ability to understand and implement basic programming concepts. Paired with the fun of building with Legos, students explore the basics of coding using a Spike Essential robot.
More Than Robots
Dragon Bytes is about so much more than building a robot. It is about growing curious and creative kids who are ready to change the world.
