The 13-week "Beginner Level Robotics and Coding" course organised by TACEV between 2 October and 25 December concluded with a certificate ceremony.
The 24 students who attended the course, delivered hands-on with mBot robot kits, and completed it successfully were awarded a "Certificate of Achievement".
The lessons, aimed at students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8, sought not only to develop students' manual skills but also to help them understand algorithmic logic, develop their analytical thinking and strengthen their problem-solving abilities.
Speaking at the certificate ceremony, which parents also attended, the Foundation's Corporate Communications Officer İsmail Bakal said: "We achieved outstanding success in our Beginner Level Robotics and Coding course, the first we have held at our Foundation. Our students' excitement in the lessons, their interest in the subject and their high motivation deeply impressed us too. We are just as proud of each and every one of our students as you are. Bright children who will add value to our country's brilliant future are growing up here."
Explaining that TACEV plans to set up a special concept workshop where students will receive free Robotics and Coding training, Bakal said: "We have witnessed our students' high performance and what they are capable of. This led us to consider both extending our training in this field to a wider audience and taking it to a more advanced level. We have completed the feasibility study and aim to bring our project to life as soon as possible."
Bakal also said: "We should not think of the training given here as one-directional, that is, as merely an interaction between people and machines. When people hear 'robotics and coding', they think of bringing objects to life and making them move with code. But what our children are essentially learning here is the method and logic of problem solving, and that applies to every stage of life."
Course teacher Hüseyin Bıyık said: "With this group, in block-based programming, we covered algorithmic logic, the logic of building a program, the order in which commands are written, what a command is, its effect on the robot, and how robots work. For each topic, we worked through our own examples at 5 levels of depth, from simple to difficult. We also carried out exercises on a real competition stage."
Noting that they will now move on to text-based coding, Bıyık said: "At the next level, we will again use interfaces that children can easily understand. We will also teach students the logic of 3D design and production. We need to develop them in this area. We aim to enter the standout teams into competitions across Türkiye."
Following the speeches, the students were presented with their certificates. The certificate ceremony ended with a meal.
25.12.2019
