With about 100 kids and adults in attendance, the LigerBots successfully promoted a love of STEAM at Countryside Elementary’s Back to School Picnic on September 9th.

Eight team members attended the event, and ran an event table with three big-hit STEAM activities: Origami, Binary Beads, and Skeleton Handprint.  Roughly 45 kids came to visit the table!  Each of the activities helped elementary schoolers learn skills in science, engineering, and arts while creating cool projects they could bring home.

The LigerBots connected with many students who might be interested in joining the LigerBots in the future!

The team also brought the 2022 robot and displayed it for the kids and their families. There was a lot of interest and community building done at the picnic and many people were intrigued by the robot.

Although we experienced technical difficulties with the robot not working, we overcame this challenge by explaining to kids and families why every part of the robot is useful and why it is necessary.