Robotics and Programming at the École oraliste de Québec pour enfants malentendants ou sourds

Since last school year, the teachers of the École oraliste have been integrating this new model into their school projects. Students have the pleasure of learning programming or discovering various scientific and mathematical concepts through robots.

This new model allows students to do creative projects in class while developing knowledge of robotic programming. It helps students better incorporate the knowledge. Not only is it stimulating for students, working with robots allows for meaningful learning. Students have fun while reinforcing scientific or mathematical concepts seen in class at various grade levels. A whole universe of creation that opens to them, through the multitude of possibilities offered by building and programming their very own robots. They have fun building different models of cars, cranes, animals and more. They explore the use of various sensors (ultrasonic, tactile, gyroscopic and colour) by programming a path or trying to solve puzzles of all kinds. This helps students develop a variety of skills and problem-solving abilities.

At the École oraliste, teachers are introduced to robotics to help them better guide their students. Various projects have been or will be undertaken in primary and secondary classes. With adolescents, these experiences spark ethical discussions and questions about the future of the planet and the growing presence of artificial intelligence in different fields. What a great opportunity to develop their knowledge and ability to argue about the issues surrounding this new technology! Robotics projects also help students develop initiative, autonomy and logical thinking. As teachers, we love seeing our students’ eyes light up as they discover new things and face technological challenges.

Robotics is an important educational tool. It’s also a springboard to student motivation. We know that the latter is one of the keys to academic success. Learning, building and discovering through creativity is our goal for all of our students.

Thank you to TELUS and the Caisse Desjardins du Plateau Montcalm de Québec who, through their generous donation to the École oraliste, made it possible to acquire the equipment needed for these robotics programming projects.