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Introducing 9785 Alectrona, CSAA’s first all-girl FRC team. In April 2024, they impressed the world by claiming the FIRST Robotics Competition Ontario Championship title in their very first FRC competition as a team. Their outstanding performance throughout the event secured them the top spot, surpassing all competitors. We are incredibly proud of our students’ accomplishments.

What is FRC (First Robotic Competition) ? 

FRC is an international high school robotics competition, with different robot games each year for students to challenge. Teams of high school students, coaches, and mentors are given six weeks to design, build, and test robots capable of competing in that year’s challenge. Teams remotely control their robots to complete the competition tasks, competing against each other. It is a competition that helps students challenge their teamwork skills, practice their problem-solving abilities, and demonstrate their knowledge in STEM and engineering.

FRC is not just about technology; it’s more like a small-scale “practical project.” In addition to learning mechanical design, programming, and automation, students will also be exposed to teamwork and communication, project management, cost control, and publicity, learning life skills while engaging in a genuine project experience.  

Why should you join our FRC team ?

CSAA has many years of experience in building award-winning FRC teams. We have experienced and professional coaches and teachers providing all the needs students require to succeed. CSAA is the only organization in Toronto with an exclusive FRC practice facility and a comprehensive training program. We are currently conducting pre-season training and team formation, welcoming any grade 8-11 highschoolers interested in robotics in joining our team. We hold an Open House every weekend at our Stouffville site and welcome any visitors to explore. Feel free to contact us for more information related to open house or our FRC team.

On November 30th, our new CSAA VEX IQ team 2522S, under Coach Joe’s guidance, achieved another victory with a first-place ranking and a first-place finish in the finals at the Saturday Bot Camp/Team 188 VEX IQ Robotics Competition. We are thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of our students and congratulate them on their hard work! At CSAA, we have been dedicated to refining our curriculum and teaching content for more than 7 years, nurturing and uplifting numerous STEM elites. Our mission is to provide high-quality STEM education to children, helping them develop the interests and skills necessary to become future leaders in their fields. We offer robotics and coding lessons designed to help your children build a strong foundational knowledge before diving into competitive robotics. All our teachers have a background in computer science and extensive experiences in teaching young children. CSAA is the ideal place to provide your children with the right STEM education. 

What is the VEX IQ Robotics Competition?

VEX IQ Challenges are robotics competitions designed for students in elementary and middle schools. These competitions challenge students’ abilities to design, build, and program robots to complete various tasks. The competition is structured with local, regional, national, and world-level events, providing students with opportunities to demonstrate their skills on the global stage. It is an excellent opportunity for students to develop teamwork, communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and gain a deeper understanding of STEM.

Why should your kids learn robotics? 

Students received many takeaways from our robotic lessons. For example, robotics can help students build problem solving skills and develop critical thinking. It involved designing, building and programming, requiring the student’s ability in thinking outside of the box and learning to diagnose the issue and troubleshooting the software or hardware components. Hands on learning with physical components such as motors and sensors, engaged students in experiment, test, and iteration. Students are required to think critically about how different parts work together and often need to analyze and apply their knowledge in science when building their own project. CSAA’s unique curriculum opens the opportunities to students in working and thinking independently. Students often used their creativity and logical thinking in interpreting instructions by themselves with our professional teacher guiding them in observing and reflecting.