For the Children: Gardens and Robots

Read how Moose 5 helps children in Camden, NJ and Baltimore, MD with gardens and robots


Camden New Jersey Children’s Garden has been truly a great experience for all of us here at Moose 5. During our stay, we worked and built up new gardens for the community and children of Camden, NJ. We harvested vegetables, raised beds, helped out at community events, traveled across the city, and even left our mark on the side of a garden shed, manifesting our efforts into a symbolic tangibility. Whether it was helping the kids learn the hokey pokey (teammate, Cecelia) or dressing up as an anthropomorphic bear for a special event (teammate Justin), Moose 5 got things done in Camden, NJ. 

 


Moose 5 member Laura and Project Sponsor Mike Devlin
survey the row of green

    

Example of the Robots




















Members of Moose 5 with mulch front to back- Justin, Tierra, Ethan, Chris and Laura

 

Members of Moose 5 left to right- Ethan, Alice, Cecelia and Laura



Moose 4 Member Cecelia with Project Sponsor Mike Devlin

 For the final week of round two, we stayed at the Baltimore Hostel, working with the Baltimore Public School system creating robot kits for local children in preparation for an upcoming summer camp program. We constructed models, created shelving for the parts, loaded and unloaded seemingly endless amounts of plastic bins, and sorted, sorted, sorted. Recently, we helped set up and run a robotics completion. As a team, we accomplished our goals and left a great impression with BPS. 

-          Alice, Moose 5 

Baltimore City Schools Robotics Competition Medals

Example of Robots

   

   

For more on Camden Children’s Garden view their blog here.  The Camden Children’s Garden and the NCCC Atlantic Region are also featured in a news clip about Camden Children’s Garden and Michelle Obama’s new book. See it here

The primary goal of the Baltimore City Schools’ 2012 Middle School STEM Summer Learning Program (Robotics) is to provide additional out of school time focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) instruction to help students to gain an appreciation of science and technology, the ability to work in collaborative teams, and to be exposed to research and technical skills as part of the Summer Learning Program at Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools). The City Schools Summer Learning Program seeks to prevent summer learning loss and to increase mathematics proficiency in City Schools’ students. The Robotics Program is integral to helping City Schools achieve this important goal as this program has successfully been used as a hook for students, and has significantly contributed to the success of the Summer Learning Program as a whole last year.