‘Grogu’ and ‘Herbert’ win inter-school robotics competition at the FIRST Tech Challenge 2022
Ten robots battled it out at the FIRST Tech Challenge on Saturday 26 March, competing for accuracy and speed as they maneuvered around the arena. Eighty students from five high schools in Grand Cayman designed, built, programmed and operated robots to compete in the inter-school tournament and for the chance to be selected in the Cayman Islands International robotics team.
Brac teams sweep the board at SeaPerch underwater robotics competition
Teams from Cayman Brac’s Layman E. Scott High School took first and second places in both middle- and high-school divisions of this year’s Minds Inspired SeaPerch Challenge held at Camana Bay Sports Complex pool on Saturday 12 March. Overall champions were middle school students Jovier Walton- Paz and Jaden Ebanks with their team the “Brac Bots.”
Journalism and Media Summer Camp inspires young reporters
Industry-led summer camp introduces aspiring journalists to art of storytelling through technology
In partnership with seven local media houses, Dart’s Minds Inspired facilitated the launch of a new summer camp to introduce high school students to the world of journalism and media.
Minds Inspired launches new sustainable development challenge
Dart’s Minds Inspired is preparing to roll-out a new sustainable development education challenge to all local high schools in September 2021, following a successful pilot programme with Cayman International School.
Finding myself during an internship
By Kathleen Torio, a student at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre
"I am completely lost," were the four words running through my mind at the speed of light on the first day of my internship.
I’m a student currently studying creative media at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre. In order to graduate from the school, every student must undertake an internship with a local business. The internship offers students an opportunity to experience and enhance our knowledge and understanding of the world of work, helping prepare us for our chosen career paths.
Coding to solve a problem
Software developers love to solve problems.
Code(Cayman), a non-profit organisation that designs and hosts software coding programmes, is working to solve a big problem, specifically that there aren't enough qualified Caymanians to fill the technology needs of the local business community.