by Woodlands Area Student Center News Blog

Legos serve as building blocks to learning in STEM fields

The Woodlands is home to a hidden gem in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

Vali Khan, Kabir Jolly, and Nick Franken watch the computer controlled Lego robotic at the Rubicon Academy, 14211 Horseshoe Bend in south Montgomery County, robotics team practice. Photograph by David Hopper.
Vali Khan, Kabir Jolly, and Nick Franken watch the computer controlled Lego robotic at the Rubicon Academy, 14211 Horseshoe Bend in south Montgomery County, robotics team practice. Photograph by David Hopper.

Tucked behind thickets of trees and down a narrow, rural road is a small private academy with one of the best junior robotics teams in the world.

Rubicon Academy robotics teacher Katie Kelley and four young boys from around the community are leading the charge in robotics building and programming – and they’re using Legos. click here for complete story