The Consortium for Research & Robotics is a partnership between the Pratt Institute’s cutting-edge center for K-12 technology education and our seventh graders. Through the Consortium, our children are provided with a unique opportunity to work hands-on with many different types of robots including NYC’s largest industrial robot!

Each year, we have a specific project-based study where Mr. Brian, our math teacher, works closely with the Pratt instructor to tailor to meet the needs of our students. Students learn skills in engineering, architecture, design and fabrication as they engage mathematics, software, technology, and robotics to problem solve, create, and learn.

Below,  an excerpt taken from Consortium’s website:

Traditionally, robots perform repetitive tasks that are “dull, dirty, and dangerous.” Here at the Consortium, we are challenging this convention, putting people to work by engaging designers, engineers, researchers and artists in a new experimental paradigm that is equal parts digital and physical.

Keep us engaged with STEAM technologies!

LAST DAY

Today is the final day to make your donation to the BSI PTO in 2019. We’ve raised approximately $40k but still need help closing the gap to fund the programs we’ve highlighted here. Any size contribution matters! 

Only two days left till the end of the year! Do not forget to contribute to BSI PTO to support our exciting programs, especially if you want to take advantage of the tax deduction. Today, we will highlight another exciting enrichment opportunity offered to our children – Debate!

Debate is an after school enrichment offered to students in Grades 5 and up. Our debate enrichment is a partnership with Agape Leaders Institute, which has been working with various organizations and schools to provide comprehensive debate and speech training to help children become confident speakers. It is designed to teach students the fundamentals of public speaking and argumentation skills that will enable them to develop confidence, self-esteem, critical thinking skills, creativity, and leadership.

Students have improved their communication skills in a safe and secure environment and they all walked away from this program knowing how to structure arguments, prepare debate cases, research evidence, write rebuttal briefs, deliver speeches, and refute opponents. Let’s make sure activities like debate continue at BSI and advance our children’s experiences!