From the course: Project-Based Learning: STEM to STEAM

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Nick Noogle: Student

Nick Noogle: Student

Nick Noogle: I decided to enroll in the Engineering Academy because the math aspect sounded pretty fun and looked very prestigious, and my father made it sound like it'll be a good experience for me. Nick Noogle: In the Engineering Academy, you have an integrative learning system, which means that we have to start our freshman year. We can't just join like sophomore or junior year because when as a freshman your skills are necessary to use when you are a senior building the robot. You can't just suddenly drop in as a senior and just try to build a robot because as a freshman you learned the necessary skills like design, and simple machine skills to be able to build a more complicated robot. Nick Noogle: The robotics program is a culmination of all the skills we learned at Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy. It's where we compete against other teams across the world that build similar robots to participate in a competition that is like basketball, or Frisbee, or there's different games…

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