Year 5 visit to Royal Grammar School
We had a fantastic morning at the Royal Grammar School working with Matt Moore on Lego robotics. To begin, Matt gave us a short tour of the historic part of the building as it celebrates its 500th year, including a visit to the impressive hall where assemblies and concerts are held. The children then explored what computer science really is, learning that it is all about solving problems, giving clear instructions and thinking logically. They worked in teams to programme Lego robots to complete specific tasks, quickly realising that instructions need to be precise and often need refining. Throughout the session, the children showed great resilience and perseverance, testing, debugging and improving their code when things didn’t quite go to plan. They thoroughly enjoyed the hands-on experience, were highly engaged throughout and left feeling proud of what they had achieved, with a deeper understanding of how computer scientists work in the real world.