Robotics, Coding and Computational Thinking (RCC) Program is currently being piloted at Bauerschlag, League City and Ward elementary schools. With the vision of “Preparing students today for difference making tomorrow,” the program is having great success in all three schools this year. After several years of program implementation, all 27 CCISD elementary schools will eventually fold in select components of RCC into their curriculum.

Robotics will be taught using the VEX Robot system, where coding is an integral part of controlling these systems. The coding work is aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and CCISD curriculum. Students will use Scratch programming, software developed by MIT, to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Minecraft EDU will be one of the tools used to teach the computational thinking portion.

The Clear Creek Education Foundation (CCEF) was the first to make a substantial commitment of $73,000 to fund the launch of the RCC program earlier this year. CCEF has since raised the remainder of the funding required for full program implementation through donations from community partners.

Our community partners that have supported this program include Moody Foundation, Harris County Department of Education Foundation, Marathon Petroleum, Space Center Rotary, Barrios Technology, and Limitless Space Institute.

For more information contact:

RCC Program Coordinator – Dr. Laura Mackay at lmackay@ccisd.net

CCEF Funding Support – Jennifer Garcia at jggarcia@ccisd.net