A TEAM of high school students from the Visayas successfully bags second place as they represented the Philippines in the recent World Adolescent Robotics Competition (WARC) in Chongqing, China on Aug. 16, 2019.
TechFactors Philippines, led by Coach Jomar Cruz, displayed amazing teamwork and one-of-a-kind interschool collaboration between Sacred Heart Cebu and University of San Carlos North and South campuses in the competition after their two-week intensive preparation focused on programming, troubleshooting and designing the robot.
Grade 10 student Nicholas Francisco Amor acted as the team captain, while Grade 7 students Hernan Herven Morales and Charles Matthew Ty took the role of project manager and publicity manager.
WARC is an annual international robotics competition that aims to bring together future engineers and technology experts through engaging and collaborative competitions.
Twenty-seven teams joined the competition representing 12 countries including the Philippines.
The team was successful in breaking through eliminations. They made it to the top 16 and finally placed second out of the 27 teams that participated.
This marked the Philippines on a global scale as a major contender in robotics competition.
Techfactors’ advocacy in making learning a great experience continues as they offer innovative and advance robotics modules and kits that help schools to prepare their students for the future.
The Robotek curriculum features a problem-based learning framework that promotes the development of the student’s 21st skills: critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration to prepare them for the demands of the future learning and working environment.
Techfactors was founded in 2004 as an advocacy to improve the country’s education system with the aim of developing world-class Filipino graduates who are ready for the 21st century and ready to compete in the global stage. (PR)