3i. Bot Wars (6 week class)

6 week class

Intro to robotics

Bug bots, bristle bots, wiggle bots, and more!  We’ll design an arena for our various bots to compete and battle it out.  Sound simple enough?  Well, you’re wrong!  We’ll also create mechanical (and robotic) obstacles for our bots to navigate through.  It's not all about the battles, though.  Join us to explore the world of robotics!

Unlike our typical 8-week term, this class will meet for six weeks only.  General CHEC class dates are listed separately on this page. Please reference the following modifications to that schedule for this class only: Class days will be as follows - March 17, 24, April 14, 21, 28, May 5. May 12th and 19th are potential make-up days if needed.

Instructor: Megan Bailey

Megan Bailey is a classically trained musician and music teacher, with a degree in biochemistry. While these two fields seem to be at opposite ends of the educational spectrum, Megan feels that they are more related than not. In the science world, she worked in Research and Development for the advancement of testing supplies for people with diabetes. During her time in Denton, TX, she taught rocketry, kitchen chemistry, and remedial math for the county's summer school program. After dabbling in the science world, Megan switched gears to explore her first love - music. She has taught violin, piano, ensembles, and various music classes for over 20 years - the last ten in the Charlottesville area. In addition to teaching at CHEC and private music lessons, she currently runs her own bookkeeping business and teaches full-time for PVCC's Kids College program. Megan has recently jumped, head first, into the homeschooling world with her two children - one of whom has special needs. Homeschooling has allowed her to feed her many passions: music, science, and math, to name a few!