Foxford NS pupils, Team-work champions, with ATU president Dr. Orla Flynn, ATU Galway Vex coordinator Dr. Carine Gachon, Isobel Foye, Colm Mitchell and Gail Quinn from Trane Technologies International - Thermo King, and John McHugh, principal of Foxford NS.

Mayo schools win at VEX IQ hosted by Atlantic TU

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OVER 300 pupils from primary schools in Galway and Mayo attended the 2022 VEX IQ competition hosted by Atlantic Technological University (ATU) at its Galway campus, together with volunteers from Trane Technologies International - Thermo King, Munster Technological University (MTU), Offaly County Council and ATU staff.

Clonfert National School were declared overall winners of the competition as well as joint winners with Foxford NS in the Teamwork challenge category while Belmullet schools Glencastle NS and Barnatra NS won the Skills Challenges.

Pupils from 17 schools across Galway and Mayo first signed up for the event last September when they received a robot kit, sponsored by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), and a game field, sponsored by Trane Technologies International - Thermo King.

Having worked hard all year with their teachers, designing, building and coding their robots, close to 300 pupils gathered at ATU Galway city campus to compete in the event.

Professor Graham Heaslip, Head of the ATU Galway School of Engineering, said the competition was a huge success.

“The teamwork, problem-solving and troubleshooting displayed by the students was fantastic. The competition fostered programming and math skills, which will stand to the students as they progress on their individual educational journeys,” he commented.

Glencastle NS pupils, Coding Skills champions, with ATU president Dr. Orla Flynn, ATU Galway Vex coordinator Dr. Carine Gachon, Isobel Foye, Colm Mitchell and Gail Quinn from Trane Technologies International - Thermo King, and their teachers, at the VEX 2022 competition.
Barnatra NS pupils, Driving Skills champions, with ATU president Dr. Orla Flynn, ATU Galway Vex coordinator Dr. Carine Gachon, Isobel Foye, Colm Mitchell and Gail Quinn from Trane Technologies International - Thermo King, teachers Ailish Barrett, Olivia Lynskey, Renee Maloney and Declan Brady.
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