VEX Robotics teaches students how to design, build, and code real competition robots while working together as a team. Younger students start with simple builds that help them learn basic engineering and problem-solving, while older students create more advanced robots that lift, launch, drive, and score points in fast-paced games. Each year brings a brand-new challenge, so teams are always learning new skills and improving their designs. It’s a great fit for kids who enjoy building things, figuring out how machines work, coding, or competing in a fun, high-energy environment.
FIRST LEGO League introduces kids to robotics, engineering, and creative problem-solving through hands-on challenges built around LEGO. Younger students start by exploring simple machines, building models, and learning how to think like engineers. As they grow, they move into designing, coding, and testing autonomous LEGO robots to complete themed missions on the competition field. Across all ages, students work in teams, share ideas, and present their solutions.
The Aerial Drone program at Capitol City Robotics gives middle and high schoolers a way to explore the fast-growing world of drone technology. Students learn to pilot drones, code flight paths, collaborate with teammates, and tackle real-world missions as they prepare for competitive events. CCR has proudly sent teams to the National Championship in West Virginia every year since the program launched.
Destination Imagination is the perfect home for creative thinkers including theater kids, artists, storytellers, builders, and anyone who loves problem-solving and innovation. Teams dive into open-ended STEAM challenges where they design props, build contraptions, create characters, and perform original stories, all while engineering imaginative solutions under a real deadline.
SeaPerch introduces students to the thrill of building and piloting their own underwater drones, perfect for hands-on creators, curious problem-solvers, and kids who love engineering challenges. Using PVC, motors, and waterproof circuitry, students design and construct remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that they test in the pool as they learn real marine engineering concepts like buoyancy, propulsion, thrust, and stability.
Sphero makes coding fun and easy for young learners through hands-on play with programmable robots. Indi is perfect for PreK–1st graders, who use colorful tiles to guide their robots through mazes while learning simple logic, sequencing, and teamwork. BOLT challenges 3rd–5th graders to take the next step by coding robots to complete exciting missions using real data, loops, and conditionals.
Capitol City Robotics Leadership Pathways gives students a chance to grow from curious learners into confident leaders through real, hands-on experience. Starting with mentoring and team support roles and progressing all the way to instructor and director positions, students take on increasing responsibility as they build skills in collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and project management.
To empower underrepresented students by facilitating access to STEM education through robotics engineering and computer science. We aspire to not only foster technical acumen but also nurture workforce skills including leadership, teamwork, and effective communication, thus shaping well-rounded future leaders.
our leadership pathways program develops confident, high-performing student leaders through workforce training, community service & paid emplOYMENT
a supportive path towards leadership excellence
Leadership Pathways program give students professional roles and responsibilities - from mentoring and internships to management and board-level leadership. Supported by adult leaders, our students run programs, teach classes, and shape every part of the organization.
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