Vivian Fowler Memorial College students competed in the FTC APOC 2021 global robotics competition as the only African school with a female student.

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Vivian Fowler Memorial College was one of 40 FTC teams from around the world who competed in a remote event sponsored by Macquarie University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering in Sydney, Australia.

Live robot rounds, alliances, judging, and the opportunity to meet fantastic people who are all passionate about robotics and STEM were all part of the event.

Mrs. Olufunke Fowler-Amba, the College’s Director, emphasized that the future is technology, and that the curriculum must be redirected as a result.

The college, according to her, has been engaging in collaboration to provide qualitative educational delivery.

She said: “We need a curriculum that prepares students for the 21st century. The school included robotics in her curriculum in 2017 and partnered with organizations to support the program.

“The school also has a synergy within its community to coordinate the teachers. Teachers with background in technology are sourced more in view of the need to develop a more enriching curriculum.

“We are poised to become a technologically oriented team and schools changing the face of women in the work force. We are raising successful women in career and in all spheres of life.”

Adeyimika Adebayo, the 15-member Vivian Fowler College team’s leader, said robotics has taught them to pay attention to details and plan appropriately.

Leila Eneche and Harriet Ariyo, the leaders of the builders of the robots presented for the competition, said they pushed themselves to the limit to build their robots and make them unique for the competition.

They stated out they had to work persistently with the backing of the school to develop their unique robots for the tournament.

Source: The Nations newspaper