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Overview
Regency Robotics workshops introduce students ages 8–12 to robotics through structured, hands-on engineering activities hosted at Regency Park Library. The program is designed to support recurring library STEM workshops using reusable activity stations, standardized implementation resources, and trained student volunteers.
Students rotate through modular engineering stations that introduce robotics, programming, computational thinking, and engineering design while building confidence through guided experimentation.
Workshop Structure
The workshop is organized into rotating activity stations so studets can explore multiple robotics challenges during a single session.
Each workshop currently includes six modular engineering activities that can be rotated based on available time and participant experience.
• Line Tracking Challenge
• Maze Programming Challenge
• Obstacle Course Navigation
• Dinosaur Rescue Mission
• Crazy Frog Programming Challenge
• Robot Art Studio
Because each station is independent, new engineering activities can easily be added as the Regency Robotics program continues to grow.
Volunteer Leadership
High school robotics students support the workshop by mentor participants throughout each activity station.
Volunteer responsibilities include:
• Demonstrating how robots operate
• Helping students troubleshoot challenges
• Encouraging teamwork and experimentation
• Supporting safe use of robotics equipment
This mentorship model allows younger students to learn from experienced robotics participants while building leadership experience for volunteers.
Christiana trains student robotics volunteers on maze station programming procedures using the mBot app prior to the Regency Robotics workshop, preparing volunteers to guide participants through navigation challenges.
Christiana works with Regency Park Library staff to review robotics kits and coordinate activity station materials for the Regency Robotics workshop program, supporting implementation of a repeatable library-hosted STEM outreach model.
Library Partnership
I partnered with Regency Park Library staff to prepare materials, organize activity stations, and support workshop logistics.
Libraries provide an ideal environment for STEM outreach because they are accessible community learning spaces that serve students from a wide range of backgrounds.
This partnership helps make robotics education available beyond traditional classroom settings.
Library staff also provide valuable feedback after each workshop, helping refine activities and improve the implementation resources used throughout the RAIL framework.
Program Documentation Binder
To support long-term sustainability, I am developing a comprehensive implementation binder that will allow Regency Robotics workshops to be delivered consistently by libraries and student volunteers.
As each engineering activity is created, tested, and refined through live workshops, the corresponding setup guides, materials lists, volunteer instructions, and implementation resources are added to the documentation. This iterative process ensures the final RAIL implementation binder is based on real-world experience rather than theoretical planning.
Once complete, the binder will provide libraries with the resources needed to independently implement the Regency Robotics workshop model.
Materials Used
The workshop uses beginner-friendly robotics kits and reusable activity station materials designed for repeated implementation.
Materials include:
• Makeblock mBot robots
• Laptop computers with the mBlock programming software
• Reusable engineering station materials
• Laminated line-tracking paths
• Modular maze components
• Obstacle course materials
• Dinosaur Rescue Mission pieces
• Crazy Frog Programming Challenge materials
• Large drawing paper and markers for Robot Art Studio
• Printed station setup guides and volunteer documentation
These materials allow the workshop to be used for recurring Regency Robotics events and adapted for implementation at additional library locations.
Workshop Flow
Each Regency Robotics workshop follows a repeatable implementation process:
Welcome and workshop introduction
Safety and robot demonstration
Student rotation through engineering stations
Volunteer mentoring and troubleshooting
Closing discussion and participant feedback
Parent evaluation surveys
Ana welcomes participants and introduces the workshop structure, explaining the engineering activities and station rotations before students begin the Regency Robotics program.
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