Programs · VEX IQ Foundation Classes
VEX IQ Foundation Class
Where most clubbers start, and the usual route onto a competition team. Build, program, keep a logbook, and compete internally for certificates.
About this program
VEX IQ Foundation Class is a good pathway to the Competition teams. Through learning the functions of different VEX parts, tools and accessories, clubbers learn how to brainstorm, design and snap together using pegs and pins, noting Engineering Logbooks, making it easy to construct a robot to fulfill a task.
What clubbers learn
- The functions of VEX parts, tools and accessories
- Brainstorming and designing before building
- Assembly with pegs and pins
- Keeping an Engineering Logbook
- Programming the finished robot
- Competing in regular internal competitions
At a glance
- Grades
- Grades 3–6
- Schedule
- Contact us for current details
- Entry
- Open to any student in Grades 3 to 6.
- Location
- Strathcona Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Before you decide
What it costs
Email admin@vexkan.ca or call 403-404-9033 for more details. The guides and the community workshops stay free either way.
What it pays for
- VEX parts, and replacing what breaks
- Field elements to practise on
- Event registration
- Tournament entry fees
VexKan is a nonprofit. The fee covers what a season actually costs to run rather than producing revenue, and the guides, calculators and community workshops stay free to everyone whether or not anyone in your family ever joins.
If the fee is what is standing in the way, write to us before deciding against it. Contact us.