STEM - Robotics

VEX Robotics Competition 2026

Over the past number of months the children in the Senior Room have been putting in a lot of time and hard work into preparing for the VEX Robotics Regional Event (Offaly). The children put in great work and came up with great ideas, strategies and worked so well together.

The children performed very well on the day of the competition - placing in 8th place overall which is a great achievement. The children represented the school and themselves really well showing great teamwork and playership towards the other teams. And most of all they enjoyed the day. 

We would like to say a big Thank You to Offaly County Council for facilitating the VEX Robotics competition in Offaly and for supplying the resources to the school. Also we would like to thank Ray Bell and Dean Hodge, who are the STEM officers in Offaly County Council, who lead the initiative and give a lot of their time, their knowledge and assistance to the schools. It is very much appreciated. 

And finally, with the ever changing world around us, with technology becoming more and more prevalent in our daily lives, the VEX robotics competition gives the children the knowledge and understanding of how things around us work. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths all make up the area of STEM, which is currently being phased in as a curricular area within Primary Schools across the country. So, the VEX Robotics gives the children in the Senior Room that opportunity to engage with STEM in both an educational, enjoyable and competitive way. 

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Photos from the Competition

Preparing for the Competition