Magazine 2020

152 | Edition No. 23 | 2020 We are pursuing lots of ideas to keep this club exciting, like a possible internal film festival. We are fortunate in the sense that this time has been perfect for us to plan photography and film opportunities, as well as social media postings. Keep your eyes glued to the @park - lands_college_learners instagram! Also, if you have anything you would like to be posted on the ins - tagram (such as your club doing things, initiatives or achievements), or any ideas in general, please DM the account! You can also con - tact Christine (cgreig@parklands.co.za ) or Camryn (cabrahamson@ parklands.co.za ). Robot Warz SA ___________________ One of the options offered in this new utility will be the choice to take part in the first year launch of Robot Warz South Africa. Park - lands College has recently taken delivery of two battle robots, Dozer and Flipper, that will be entered into the Robot Warz South Africa competition at the 2021 rAge Expo in Johannesburg. The nature of the competition is to build a robot that will challenge other robots with the goal of doing battle and winning challenges by destroying competitors’ robots in order to advance to the next stage. This util - ity option will equip learners with the mechanical, electronic, pro - gramming and strategic skills needed in order to adjust the robot’s design on the fly while facing the challenges presented by other com - petitors. Learners will have the opportunity of signing up for one of the two Parklands College teams who will represent the College at the first tournament to be held at the RAGE exhibition in 2021. technovation ___________________ Technovation is a technology entrepreneurship programme and competition for young women that provides teen girls with the op - portunity to build mobile apps and to inspire them to participate in Technovation Challenge. Every year Technovation invites girls around the globe to learn and apply the necessary skills to solve commu - nity problems using technology. Technology is changing the world. Domestic violence, climate change, bullying – these are just a few problems 2,000 Technovation Girls teams around the world tackled in 2019. You can join them. Our global community of students, mentors, am - bassadors, parents and judges are curious, creative, and determined to change the world using technology. Most join with no previous tech experience. Learn how to code and create a mobile app that solves a problem you care about – or support a team that does. entrepreneurs club. world cultures society ___________________ World Cultures Society started off the year with a bang, learning about two different countries, India and CapeVerde respectfully. Both countries were introduced by a presentation during which participants learnt about their unique culture, language, food and other interesting topics. During the presentation on India, tradi - tional clothes were brought in and specific Indian traditions were explained. Flipper Dozer Technovation lab assistants ___________________ Lab Assistants could not do as much over the past few months as at the start of the year. Lab Assistants depend solely on engaging in the areas of science and scientific experiments with the members. We hope that soon we will develop new strategies on how to connect with all of our members and continue investigating the areas of various science components. Anna Rozhkov Lab Assistants Chairperson