What did Ocean Academy do during the summer of 2018? We represented Belize at the Olympics in Mexico City. What? Yes!
Daniela, a Form III student, and her I.T. teacher Mr. Tzub led Team Belize to the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics August 16-18. The kit arrived in June and students had to build and code a robot capable of lifting small boxes and glass panels and twisting a handle on the game field with the theme of “Energy Impact”. 182 countries signed up, and 161 teams competed in the three-day Olympics. Daniela was the flag bearer for Team Belize. An added twist is that countries were randomly matched together into Village Alliances and had to strategize and work together in the competition. Each game lasted 2:30 minutes and the team robots had to lift and carry and twist game pieces that represented solar panels, energy cubes, wind turbines. Belize placed 106/161 and also earned a “Safety Award”. A full sponsorship allowed Daniela and her teacher to participate in this amazing international technology opportunity.
