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Unread 30-09-2015, 07:23
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I want to reboot my robotics club. Any suggestions on how?

Here's the situation.

I'm the head of a robotics club that's been around for a little over 4 years now. We entered this one FTC-style competition that we worked very hard on despite our busy schedules with school work, and three years ago, we landed at the top 10 best performing teams.

The competition has been cancelled indefinitely. I'm struggling to get the club something exciting to do. While being head last year, I did the wrong move by dedicating less time than needed to the club, and I think I lost the interest of many of the members because we're not doing anything interesting anymore.
The reason why I want to start from scratch is because of the large amount of younger kids in the club. Many of the members I have to entertain are 7th and 8th graders who have zero knowledge of robotics. At the same time, I have many experienced members from my senior batch and 10th grade. (There are no 11th graders in the club.)

One more thing: I live in the Philippines. Robotics is not a thing here, and there have only been three competitions made in the country. One is already closed for registration. Another's website is not working. The third one is the competition my club used to join but got shut down. (The government cut funding for it.) We're not very blessed with money, so we're hoping for a relatively cheap way to run the club.

What should I do to reboot the club? Should I do simple yet interesting projects? Should I teach them a few basic robotics concept? Comments and suggestions are welcome.

P. S. I don't have much time. My school year ends in March, and since I'm a senior, I'd like to have this rebooted club to be some sort of legacy. I want to leave the club in a better state than when I inherited it.
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