We are excited to announce that Oakland Elementary will be launching its first-ever After-School Robotics Club for the 2025–26 school year! This exciting opportunity was made possible through Ms. Feret, who applied for a grant and received confirmation of the award during winter break. All robotics materials and equipment arrived on campus just last week!
The grant fully covers all costs, including robotics equipment and teacher training—making this program accessible and sustainable for our students.
The Robotics Club will focus on collaboration, teamwork, and problem-solving, building on students’ prior experience working with LEGO-based learning. Through hands-on challenges, students will design, build, test, and refine their ideas while working together in teams. The club is scheduled to begin meeting on Thursdays starting in mid-February.
The program will serve students in 5th Grade ELA-S and ELA-E, with the possibility of including 4th grade students if space allows. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in a Denver Public Schools robotics competition, where elementary and middle school teams from across the district come together to showcase their skills.
We are so excited to bring this innovative, hands-on learning experience to Oakland and look forward to seeing our students grow as engineers, collaborators, and problem-solvers. Thank you to our wonderful teachers like Ms. Feret for making this opportunity possible.