Kampala International School Uganda (KISU) recently launched a state-of-the-art innovation with the Nnaabagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda, presiding over the event.
The Lego Education Innovation Studio, worth over $20,000 (about Shs 72m) of Lego equipment, is planned to help children learn about robotics and art. Its equipment ranges from building bricks for the young children to Lego Mindstorms EV3 for secondary school students.
In her remarks, the Nnaabagereka commended the school for doing its best to equip children with more than just the book knowledge.
“I’m confident that children who benefit from these resources will graduate from this school, better equipped to make a positive change in life,” she said.
Steve Lang, KISU director, appreciated the Nnaabagereka’s remarks and explained the benefits of Lego.
“The Lego resources and Lego robotics facilities are aimed at enhancing teaching and learning, while developing the skills and igniting the passion of our engineers and scientists of the future,” he said.
Lego Mindstorms are a series of kits that contain software and hardware to create customizable programmable robots.
They include an intelligent brick computer that controls the system, a set of modular sensors and motors. During the launch, the students demonstrated some of the skills they had already learnt.