The FIRST® I-Robotics
Indlela yoKhuphiswano
Uhambo olunye ukusuka kwiibhloko ze-LEGO® ukuya kubunjineli bokwenene — kwaye inqanaba ngalinye lilungiselela umntwana wakho elilandelayo. Khetha iqela leminyaka yomntwana wakho ngezantsi ukuze ubone iqela lakhe.
Ngo-2026: I-Sheen Academy ihlawula zonke iindleko zexesha lonyaka le-FIRST LEGO League — akukho ntlawulo kubazali.
FLL Explore — fumanisa i-STEM ngendlela yokudlala
Amaqela abahloli abaselula baphonononga umxholo wehlabathi lokwenene, bakhe imodeli ye-LEGO® enemoto, kwaye babelane ngoko bakufumeneyo kumboniso ofana nefestivuli. Akukho kuxinezeleka, akukho bhodi zamanqaku — kuphela kukuntywila elwazini ngenjongo.
- 1Ukwakha ngezandlaFunda indlela ezishukuma ngayo omatshini ngokubakha — iimoto, amavili kunye neendawo ezishukumayo.
- 2Iziseko zoomatshiniIi-giyeri, iilebha kunye neepuli — iziseko zokwakha emva kwayo yonke irobhothi.
- 3Amanyathelo okuqala ekhowudiYenza imodeli yeqela iphile ngenkqubo elula yeebloko.
- 4Ukuzithemba ekuboniseni nasekuchazeniBonisa ipowusta nemodeli yeqela — wonke umntwana ufumana ilizwi.
Uqeqesho: Lwesihlanu & Lwesibini 2:30–4:30 PM (okwethutyana) · Kubafundi ababhalisileyo be-Sheen Academy — ngena nge-akhawunti yakho yokubhalisa ukuze ubhalise.
FLL Challenge — ukhuphiswano lokwenene lweqela
Kulapho abafundi basuka khona ekubeni "bafunde i-robotics" baye ekukhetheni ukukhuphisana njengeqela: i-robot ye-LEGO® ezihambelayo efumana amanqaku kwitheyibhile yomdlalo, kunye neprojekthi yoyilo ehlolwa kunye nomdlalo we-robot.
- 1Isicwangciso somsebenziFunda imisebenzi yexesha lonyaka, cwangcisa iindlela kwaye ukhethe amadabi afanelekileyo ukufumana amanqaku.
- 2Ukuprogramisha okuzihambelayoCwangcisa irobhothi ukuba yenze imisebenzi iyedwa — ngokuthembekileyo, emva kokubaleka ngakunye.
- 3Iprojekthi yoyiloFumana ingxaki yokwenyani kwihlabathi jikelele malunga nomxholo wexesha lonyaka kwaye uyile isisombululo.
- 4Inkcazo yeqelaYahlula umsebenzi, ube nendima yakho, kwaye ubonise iprojekthi kwiphaneli yabagwebi.
Uqeqesho: Lwesihlanu & Lwesibini 2:30–4:30 PM (okwethutyana) · Kubafundi ababhalisileyo be-Sheen Academy — ngena nge-akhawunti yakho yokubhalisa ukuze ubhalise.
FIRST® Tech Challenge — ubunjineli bokwenene
Inyathelo elingaphaya kwe-LEGO: isakhelo sentsimbi, iindawo eziyilwe nge-CAD, ikhowudi ye-Java kunye nendlela yokuyila ebhalwe phantsi — eyona nto ikufutshane umfundi wesikolo samabanga aphakamileyo anokuyifumana kwiqela lokwenene le-robotics ngaphambi kweyunivesithi.
- 1Uyilo loomatshiniYila iidrayivutreyini, iingalo kunye neendlela zokusebenza ngesinyithi — emva koko uzimatshinise kwaye uzakhe.
- 2Ikhowudi & nolawuloUkuprogram nge-Java kokuqhuba kwe-TeleOp, iinkqubo ezizimeleyo kunye neesensora.
- 3Ukuphindaphinda koyiloVavanya, bhala iingxaki phantsi, yila kabusha, vavanya kabusha — igcinwe kwipotfoliyo yokwenyani yobunjineli.
- 4Iindima zeqelaYakha, khowuda, qhuba, bhala phantsi, hlola — wonke umntu unoxanduva lokwenyani.
- 5Ulawulo lweprojekthiThumela irobhothi ekulungeleyo ukhuphiswano ngexesha elimiselweyo lokwenyani, njengeqela lokwenyani.
Imali yesizini ye-FTC: R11,500 per student
- Ukwabelana ngekhithi yeqela, ibala & nobhalisoR3,000
- Uqeqesho lobungcali (ixesha elipheleleyo, ka-2 ngeveki)R7,200
- Ihempe yeqela, izinto ezisetyenziswayo & nolungiselelo lomsithoR1,300
Ikhithi ye-robot ihlala ne-academy — abazali abaze bathenge izixhobo zekhompyutha. Hlawula kwi-intanethi okanye nge-EFT; izicwangciso zentlawulo ziyafumaneka xa ziceliwe.
Phambi kwesizini eyeThupha · isizini eyoMsintsi – eyoMdumba · uqeqesho Lwesithathu & Lwesihlanu 2:30–4:30 PM + uMgqibelo omnye ngenyanga
Ivulelekile kubafundi bangaphandle — ulwazi lwangaphambili lwe-STEM (izibalo ezisulungekileyo, isayensi yezinto ezibonakalayo okanye iteknoloji) luyakhethwa.
Kutheni sisuke ku-WRO sasiya ku-FIRST®
- Amava amakhulu ngakumbi. I-FIRST ijonga yonke into malunga nomakhi — indlela osebenza ngayo i-robot and neprojekthi yezinto ezintsha, ukusebenza njengeqela kunye nenkcazo-ntetho — hayi nje okwenzeka etafileni yomdlalo.
- Indlela yokwenyani. I-FLL Explore ixhasa i-FLL Challenge, kwaye i-FLL Challenge yakha kanye loo ngcinga yoyilo efunwa liqela lethu elitsha le-FTC. Inkqubo enye, iminyaka emi-6 ukuya kweli-18.
- Ikhaya elizinikeleyo. Sizakhela indawo ekhethekileyo yoqeqesho lwe-robotics eyilelwe ngokukodwa ukulungiselela i-FLL kunye ne-FTC.
- Ukuzibophezela kwethu. Uqeqesho olukumgangatho ophezulu kunye nezixhobo — kwaye ngo-2026, zonke iindleko zokhuphiswano lwe-FLL zihlawulelwa yi-Sheen Academy ngaphandle kweendleko ezongezelelweyo kubazali.
From IKapa to the iqonga lehlabathi`
- FTC — indawo ekuyiwa kuyo yiHouston. Amaqela aphumeleleyo e-FIRST Tech Challenge angazuza isimemo sokuya kwi-I-FIRST Championship e-Houston, e-USA — bekhuphisana kunye namaqela angcono kakhulu e-engineering abafundi emhlabeni.
- FLL — iminyhadala yehlabathi. Amaqela aphambili e-FLL Challenge amenywa kwiitshampiyoni ezivulelekileyo zamazwe ngamazwe kunye nemithendeleko ye-FIRST kwihlabathi jikelele.
- Uluntu lwehlabathi jikelele. I-FIRST idibanisa amakhulu amawaka abafundi kumazwe angaphezu kwe-100 — umntwana wakho ujoyina uthungelwano lwehlabathi jikelele lwabaqulunqi abancinci, kunye nesiqinisekiso se-CV esaziwayo ziidyunivesithi.
The Isizini ka-2026 at a glance
- Ukuphela kukaJuni – JulayiUbhaliso olusesikweni lwe-FLL luyavulwa · amalungiselelo eqela ayaqala
- AgastiUkuphehlelelwa kwesizini ye-FLL — umngeni omtsha utyhilwa kwihlabathi jikelele · uqeqesho lwangaphambi kwesizini ye-FTC luyaqala
- Agasti – OktobhaUkwakhiwa kwerobhothi ye-FLL, ukucwangcisa iinkqubo & nophuhliso lweprojekthi yezinto ezintsha
- Phakathi ku-Okt – NovembaIitumente zokuzisela iindawo zengingqi ze-FLL
- Septemba – FebruwariIxesha lokukhuphisana le-FTC — ukwakha, iitumente zokuzisela iindawo kunye nemidlalo ye-SA championship
- NgaphezuluAmaqela aphambili adlulela phambili kwisizwe — abaphumeleleyo be-FTC banokufikelela kwi-FIRST Championship e-Houston, e-USA
Amaxesha oqeqesho abonisiweyo sisicwangciso sethutyana kwaye anokuhlengahlengiswa ngokubonisana nabazali; ulwabiwo lwamaqela luqinisekiswa ekuqalisweni kweqela ngalinye xa ubhaliso luvaliwe.
Ngaba ufuna ukufunda ngakumbi malunga ne-FIRST®?
Olu gqatso luqhutywa kwihlabathi jikelele yi-FIRST — iiwebhusayithi ezisemthethweni zineemixholo yesizini, imigaqo kunye namabali avela kwamaqela kwihlabathi jikelele:
Abazali babuza…
Q: Ngubani onokujoyina amaqela e-FLL?
Iindawo ze-FLL Explore kunye ne-FLL Challenge ziluncedo lwasimahla kubafundi ababhalise kwiiklasi zeveki ze-Sheen Academy, ngoko ke ubhaliso lwe-FLL lufuna ukuba ungene kuqala. Ukuba awuzange usete ungenelelo lwekhompyutha kwiwebhusayithi, ukubhalisa akuzange kuyile — khetha ithebhu ethi Sign Up kwiphepha lokungena kwaye usebenzise idilesi ye-imeyile efanayo osinike yona xa ubhalisa, nto leyo edibanisa umntwana wakho kwiakhawunti. Iinkcukacha zomntwana wakho zizaliselwa wena emva koko. Iqela le-FTC yinkqubo ehlawulelwayo, evulelekileyo nakubafundi bangaphandle, kwaye ayifuni nakuphi na ukungena.
Q: Luphi ukhuphiswano olubanjelwa khona?
Siqala eKapa. I-FIRST South Africa iqhuba imidlalo yokuhlungela iphondo ngephondo, ngoko ke amaqela ethu akhuphisana kwingingqi yeNtshona Koloni apha eKapa — ukhuphiswano lwengingqi lwaseKapa lwakutsha nje belusingathwe e-Protea Heights Academy. Imidlalo yokugqibela kazwelonke yaseMzantsi Afrika ibanjelwa eRhawutini; itshampiyoni ye-FLL ka-2025 yayise-Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, kwaye kuphela ngamaqela afanelekileyo ahambayo, neenqwelo-moya, indawo yokuhlala kunye neendleko ezicwangciswe kunye nabo bazali kwangaphambili. Iindawo kunye nemihla ka-2026 isaza kuqinisekiswa yi-FIRST South Africa, epapasha ishedyuli yesizini kufutshane nemisitho — sidlulisa zonke iinkcukacha eziqinisekisiweyo ngqo kubazali beqela kamsinya nje sakuba nazo.
Q: Ngaba kukho into endingayifunda okanye ndabelane ngayo nosapho?
Ewe — incwadana yethu epheleleyo ye-FIRST ka-2026 igubungela zontathu iinkqubo, isicwangciso sesizini, iindleko kunye neendawo zokubanjelwa kumaphepha amathandathu. Ungayikhuphela kule khasi ngesiNgesi okanye ngesiTshayina esenziwe lula, kwaye yenzelwe ukuba ishicilelwe okanye ithunyelwe kwiqabane okanye kumzali omkhulu ofuna umfanekiso opheleleyo.
Q: Liqeqeshwa nini iqela ngalinye?
Amaqela e-FLL (Explore kunye ne-Challenge): NgooLwezihlanu 2:30–4:30 PM kunye neeMivulo 2:30–4:30 PM. Iqela le-FTC: NgooLwesithathu kunye nooLwezihlanu 2:30–4:30 PM, kunye noMgqibelo omnye ngenyanga wemisebenzi yokufikelela eluntwini — ukufikelela eluntwini, iiprojekthi zokuzithandela kunye nemidlalo yamaqela amatsha. La maxesha asisicwangciso sethutyana kwaye anokuhlengahlengiswa ngokubonisana nabazali xa amaqela esekiwe.
Q: Ngaba oku kungqubana neeklasi zethu zeveki ze-Sheen Academy?
Hayi — uqeqesho lokhuphiswano luqhutywa ngeentsuku ezahlukeneyo kwaye aluthathi indawo okanye lungqubane neeklasi zeveki. Lixesha elongezelelweyo elongezelelweyo kwishedyuli eqhelekileyo, ngoko nceda uqinisekise ukuba usapho lwakho lungazinikela kwishedyuli yoqeqesho yesizini.
Q: Kulindeleke ukuzimasa okungakanani?
Iqela lokhuphiswano lisebenza njengeqela elincinci lobunjineli — wonke amalungu anesabelo kuyilo, ulwakhiwo kunye nekhowudi, ngoko ke ukuzimasa rhoqo kubalulekile. Sicela amalungu eqela ukuba azimase ubuncinane ama-90% eeseshoni ezicwangcisiweyo, kwaye ukuzimasa ukhuphiswano lokuhlungela ngokwalo kubalulekile kwiqela lonke.
Q: Ngaba umntwana wam udinga nawaphi na amava erobhothi ukuze ajoyine?
Kwi-FLL, akukho mava okhuphiswano angaphambili afunekayo — i-FLL Explore yenzelwe abaqalayo, kwaye iiklasi zethu zerobhothi zeveki zikhokelela ngokwendalo kwi-FLL Challenge. Kwiqela le-FTC sikhetha abafundi abanesiseko se-STEM — abakhululekileyo kwimathematika emsulwa, isayensi yomzimba okanye izifundo zeteknoloji — kodwa ihlombe kunye nokuzinikela kubaluleke kakhulu; abaqeqeshi bethu bakha izakhono zobugcisa kuyo yonke isizini.
Q: Kubiza malini ukuthatha inxaxheba?
Kwisizini ka-2026 i-Sheen Academy ihlawulela zonke iindleko zokhuphiswano lwe-FIRST LEGO League — ubhaliso, izixhobo kunye noqeqesho — ngaphandle kweendleko ezongezelelweyo kubazali. Imali yeqela le-FIRST Tech Challenge yi-R11,500 ngomfundi ngamnye kwisizini epheleleyo, egubungela isabelo sekhithi yeqela, uqeqesho lobungcali, ihempe yeqela kunye nolungiselelo lomsitho. Izicwangciso zentlawulo ye-EFT ziyafumaneka xa ziceliwe.
Q: Amaqela akhethwa njani?
Iindawo ze-FLL Explore kunye ne-FLL Challenge zivulelekile kubo bonke abafundi ababhalisileyo abakwiminyaka efanelekileyo ngokokufika kuqala. Iqela le-FTC lilinganiselwe kubafundi abali-10 abaneminyaka eli-12-18; iindawo ziqinisekiswa emva kwencoko emfutshane nabaqeqeshi bethu malunga nomdla, ukuzinikela kunye nokulungela indima (ulwakhiwo, ikhowudi, ukuqhuba, ukubhala amaxwebhu okanye ukufikelela eluntwini).
Q: Kwenzeka ntoni emva kokhuphiswano lwengingqi?
Amaqela aqhube kakuhle kakhulu afanelekela imidlalo yokugqibela kazwelonke yaseMzantsi Afrika — kwaye ukusuka apho, ihlabathi. Amaqela aphumeleleyo e-FTC anokufumana isimemo kwi-FIRST Championship e-Houston, e-USA, kwaye amaqela aphezulu e-FLL amenywa kwimithendeleko yamazwe ngamazwe kunye neetshampiyoni ezivulelekileyo kwihlabathi jikelele. Nokuba ithini na isiphumo, wonke amalungu eqela ugqiba isizini enepotfoliyo yobunjineli bokwenyani, ukubhala ikhowudi kunye nomsebenzi wokunikezela.
Ngaba ixesha lonyaka limfundisa ntoni ngokwenene umntwana?
Ngaphandle kwerobhothi: izinto ezisibhozo ezifundiswa lixesha lonyaka le-FIRST® LEGO® League malunga nokusebenzisana nabanye abantu — zineemifanekiso, kwaye zibhalelwe abazali.
Funda: injani inkangeleko yokusebenzisana kakuhle njengeqela →Thatha ibali elipheleleyo uye nalo ekhaya
Incwadana yethu enamaphepha amathandathu ka-2026 igubungela zontathu iinkqubo, isicwangciso sesizini, iindleko kunye nalapho ukhuphiswano lubanjelwa khona — yenzelwe ukuba ishicilelwe okanye ithunyelwe kusapho.
Ulungile ukujoyina olu hambo?
Iindawo zilinganiselwe — amaqela e-FLL azaliswa ngokokufika kuqala kwaye iqela le-FTC linezihlalo ezili-10 kuphela.
Questions? Email info@sheen.bot or chat to us at the academy.
I-FIRST®, FIRST® LEGO® League kunye ne-FIRST® Tech Challenge ziimpawu zorhwebo ze-FIRST kunye ne-LEGO Group, ezingaxhasiyo okanye ezingavumelaniyo ne-Sheen Academy.