RICK HANSEN ROBOTICS PROGRAM
WE are every student not reaching their full potential
Every year, we would get an overwhelming amount of interest within our school for students to sign up to be part of Team 1241: THEORY6. We always aimed to harness every student's interest but saw that with a team so large, it was harder for everyone to obtain leadership roles and maximize their potential. We started Team 1285: The Biggest Birds to double leadership opportunities and enhance student experiences.
We have established a successful and sustainable joint-team Program within our school. With the creation of FRC Team 1285: The Biggest Birds within our school, we have been able to cater to the demand for robotics at our school. This second team paved the way for our Rick Hansen Robotics Program to be recognized on an international level. This isn't simply because we are able to sustain two FRC teams within one school or because of the type of individuals who grow from this program. The program we run has become widely recognized because the system and partnership we have created between the teams is one unlike any other. We operate under a junior and senior team structure that helps increase our overall sustainability. The two team dynamic enhances our students’ experiences while encouraging them to continue with FIRST by returning to mentor. By accelerating students’ growth, we are helping them reach their fullest potential in order to become role models in our communities.
Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) let students focus on a career path that matches their skills and interests while meeting the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
SHSM in manufacturing program is integrated at Rick Hansen S.S. which provides students with a strong foundation for a wide variety of careers in the manufacturing sector. From those focusing on the service, repair, and modification of vehicles and vehicle systems to those related to the organization and management of manufacturing services.
SPECIALIST HIGH SKILLS MAJOR
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The Robotics and Controls System course is conducted by our lead mentor, where high-school students can expand their engineering skill set by utilizing FIRST Tech Challenge kits provided by Studica.
Students work with a team of 4-6 other peers where they focus on the current game released by FIRST. They follow the design procedure and utilize computer-aided design tools such as Inventor to construct robotic mechanisms eventually built in real life. Using various sensors and motors supplied in the kits, students program the gameplay of the robot in tele-op and autonomous routines. Finally, their technical progression is captured in an engineering binder created throughout the timeframe of the course. Students are able to take home the product and display it in university applications for various engineering programs such as mechatronics.
Their work is acknowledged at the end, where a FIRST Tech Challenge tournament is hosted at our school for students in the course and across Mississauga to compete in, showing off their robot.
