Robotics - Seattle Academy
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Robotics - Seattle Academy
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The mission of the Seattle Academy Robotics program is to offer curious students a place to learn foundational skills in building, coding, design, and more. The program runs during the fall and spring trimesters, two days a week after school, and is also broken into two sub groups: a skill-oriented team and a competitive team. Once students have completed the basic training of the skill-oriented team, as well as a displayed maturity, they can level up to the competing team.
Adult mentors
act as engineering guides who take care of a lot of the overhead logistics but the backbone of training and support centers on Upper School Robotics Club volunteers. Adults work with Upper School students on activities, lessons, and skill building, and then everyone supports the Middle School team in achieving their goal.
VIEW SEATTLE ACADEMY ROBOTICS PROGRAM PHOTOS HERE
Meet the Robotics Program Mentors
Program Quick Facts:
Leading the way with more students and robotics offerings than any other program in Washington and the Pacific Northwest region.
Students compete in 5 different local robotics leagues with a total of 14 different robotics teams across both divisions.
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April
25
,
2026
-
April
26
,
2026
SAASquatch Robotics Celebration
5
:
15
PM
STREAM Building, 1220 E Spring Street, Seattle, WA 98122
Learn More
about SAASquatch Robotics Celebration
April
26
,
2026
SAASquatch Robotics Celebration
Until
7
:
00
PM
STREAM Building, 1220 E Spring Street, Seattle, WA 98122
Learn More
about SAASquatch Robotics Celebration
Program Overview
Our Robotics Lab
Our STREAM Robotics Lab
In the fall of 2016, Seattle Academy opened a brand new robotics lab for students. In the basement of our beautiful STREAM building, we have a shop with a mill, lathe, drill press, and band saw. The larger workshop is fully equipped with power tools, hand tools, electrical equipment, raw materials, three 3D Printers, a Glowforge Laser Cutter, and all things robots.
In 2022, the SAAS robotics lab added an upgraded design space that students named the “CAD corner,” and the program purchased its first Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine, a router that will enable the club to make precision aluminum parts faster and more accurately.
Our Middle School Robotics Lab(s)
The mission of the Seattle Academy Robotics program is to offer curious students a place to learn foundational skills in building, coding, design, and more. The program runs during the fall and spring trimesters, two days a week after school, and is also broken into two sub groups: a skill-oriented team and a competitive team. Once students have completed the basic training of the skill-oriented team, as well as a displayed maturity, they can level up to the competing team.
Adult mentors act as engineering guides who take care of a lot of the overhead logistics but the backbone of training and support centers on Upper School Robotics Club volunteers. Adults work with high school students on activities, lessons, and skill building, and then everyone supports the Middle School team in achieving their goal.
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SAAS Middle School Robotics Shines at Underwater ROV Contest
May
17
,
2023
Senior Della Smith Conducts Independent Study Combining Robotics, Biology, and 3D Printing
May
2
,
2023
Middle School Robotics Inagural Battle Royale
(opens in new window/tab)
February
21
,
2023
Kavi Dey ’22 Featured in International Robotics Conference
September
23
,
2021
Seattle Academy Underwater Robotics Team Competes in World Championships
July
5
,
2021
Middle School Robotics Club Embracing a Season of Change and Growth
November
21
,
2019
How do I get involved in the robotics program? What is the sign up process?
Is there a cost or fee to participate?
What is the practice schedule?
What skills do I learn? Do I need experience?
When does it start and what is the time commitment?
Can I receive credit for Robotics?
What kind of programming is done in robotics?
What kind of CAD programs are used?
Can I do a sport and robotics at the same time?
How to I become a Robotics Program Mentor?
You can also email director
Gerald Elliott
at any time to be added to email lists or to ask any questions. There is also an interest form that goes out in the
Friday email
to families at the start of each robotics season.
No
Middle School Fall & Spring:
Monday/Wednesday after school from 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM. Optional Saturday practices.
Upper School Fall:
Tuesday & Thursday after school from 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM.
Upper School Winter:
Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 3:15 PM - 6:15 PM. Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM. Students must commit to a minimum of six hours per week.
Students with no experience are welcome to join the robotics program. Students can pursue building/fabrication, design/CAD, programming/coding, electrical/wiring, media/business, and more. The program welcomes students with any level of technical background, and many are new and just want to try it out and have fun while learning.
Middle School:
Robotics begins in Fall and practice is two days a week after school from 3:15 PM -5:15 PM. There are optional Saturday practices for students who want to push themselves further with their technical proficiencies. The Spring season has the same schedule.
There is no robotics in Winter in the Middle School.
Upper School:
Fall Trimester practices are two days a week from 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM.
Winter Trimester in the Upper School is when we launch our FRC season and practices are three days a week from 3:15 PM - 6:00 PM. There are also optional but encouraged Saturday practices that run from 10 AM - 4 PM.
There is no robotics in Spring in the Upper School.
Students who participate with the FRC program in the Upper School in Winter will receive an Innovations Department credit.
The robotics club builds coding skills through the instruction of Java, Python, and C++.
The robotics club starts students out using OnShape CAD software and we have SolidWorks licenses for students who wish to learn a professional CAD program.
Students cannot miss robotics practices. Sports or other extra curricular activities are possible if the schedules do not overlap. This is the same policy that our athletic department holds for student commitment.
Please reach out to our Robotics Program Director
Gerald Elliott
.
The Hub
Robotics
The mission of the Seattle Academy Robotics program is to offer curious students a place to learn foundational skills in building, coding, design, and more. The program runs during the fall and spring trimesters, two days a week after school, and is also broken into two sub groups: a skill-oriented team and a competitive team. Once students have completed the basic training of the skill-oriented team, as well as a displayed maturity, they can level up to the competing team.
Adult mentors
act as engineering guides who take care of a lot of the overhead logistics but the backbone of training and support centers on Upper School Robotics Club volunteers. Adults work with Upper School students on activities, lessons, and skill building, and then everyone supports the Middle School team in achieving their goal.
VIEW SEATTLE ACADEMY ROBOTICS PROGRAM PHOTOS HERE
Meet the Robotics Program Mentors
Program Quick Facts:
Leading the way with more students and robotics offerings than any other program in Washington and the Pacific Northwest region.
Students compete in 5 different local robotics leagues with a total of 14 different robotics teams across both divisions.
Print List Element
Calendar RSS Feeds
April
25
,
2026
-
April
26
,
2026
SAASquatch Robotics Celebration
5
:
15
PM
STREAM Building, 1220 E Spring Street, Seattle, WA 98122
Learn More
about SAASquatch Robotics Celebration
April
26
,
2026
SAASquatch Robotics Celebration
Until
7
:
00
PM
STREAM Building, 1220 E Spring Street, Seattle, WA 98122
Learn More
about SAASquatch Robotics Celebration
Program Overview
Our Robotics Lab
Our STREAM Robotics Lab
In the fall of 2016, Seattle Academy opened a brand new robotics lab for students. In the basement of our beautiful STREAM building, we have a shop with a mill, lathe, drill press, and band saw. The larger workshop is fully equipped with power tools, hand tools, electrical equipment, raw materials, three 3D Printers, a Glowforge Laser Cutter, and all things robots.
In 2022, the SAAS robotics lab added an upgraded design space that students named the “CAD corner,” and the program purchased its first Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine, a router that will enable the club to make precision aluminum parts faster and more accurately.
Our Middle School Robotics Lab(s)
The mission of the Seattle Academy Robotics program is to offer curious students a place to learn foundational skills in building, coding, design, and more. The program runs during the fall and spring trimesters, two days a week after school, and is also broken into two sub groups: a skill-oriented team and a competitive team. Once students have completed the basic training of the skill-oriented team, as well as a displayed maturity, they can level up to the competing team.
Adult mentors act as engineering guides who take care of a lot of the overhead logistics but the backbone of training and support centers on Upper School Robotics Club volunteers. Adults work with high school students on activities, lessons, and skill building, and then everyone supports the Middle School team in achieving their goal.
Post RSS Feeds
Subscribe to Post Alerts
SAAS Middle School Robotics Shines at Underwater ROV Contest
May
17
,
2023
Senior Della Smith Conducts Independent Study Combining Robotics, Biology, and 3D Printing
May
2
,
2023
Middle School Robotics Inagural Battle Royale
(opens in new window/tab)
February
21
,
2023
Kavi Dey ’22 Featured in International Robotics Conference
September
23
,
2021
Seattle Academy Underwater Robotics Team Competes in World Championships
July
5
,
2021
Middle School Robotics Club Embracing a Season of Change and Growth
November
21
,
2019
How do I get involved in the robotics program? What is the sign up process?
Is there a cost or fee to participate?
What is the practice schedule?
What skills do I learn? Do I need experience?
When does it start and what is the time commitment?
Can I receive credit for Robotics?
What kind of programming is done in robotics?
What kind of CAD programs are used?
Can I do a sport and robotics at the same time?
How to I become a Robotics Program Mentor?
You can also email director
Gerald Elliott
at any time to be added to email lists or to ask any questions. There is also an interest form that goes out in the
Friday email
to families at the start of each robotics season.
No
Middle School Fall & Spring:
Monday/Wednesday after school from 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM. Optional Saturday practices.
Upper School Fall:
Tuesday & Thursday after school from 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM.
Upper School Winter:
Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 3:15 PM - 6:15 PM. Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM. Students must commit to a minimum of six hours per week.
Students with no experience are welcome to join the robotics program. Students can pursue building/fabrication, design/CAD, programming/coding, electrical/wiring, media/business, and more. The program welcomes students with any level of technical background, and many are new and just want to try it out and have fun while learning.
Middle School:
Robotics begins in Fall and practice is two days a week after school from 3:15 PM -5:15 PM. There are optional Saturday practices for students who want to push themselves further with their technical proficiencies. The Spring season has the same schedule.
There is no robotics in Winter in the Middle School.
Upper School:
Fall Trimester practices are two days a week from 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM.
Winter Trimester in the Upper School is when we launch our FRC season and practices are three days a week from 3:15 PM - 6:00 PM. There are also optional but encouraged Saturday practices that run from 10 AM - 4 PM.
There is no robotics in Spring in the Upper School.
Students who participate with the FRC program in the Upper School in Winter will receive an Innovations Department credit.
The robotics club builds coding skills through the instruction of Java, Python, and C++.
The robotics club starts students out using OnShape CAD software and we have SolidWorks licenses for students who wish to learn a professional CAD program.
Students cannot miss robotics practices. Sports or other extra curricular activities are possible if the schedules do not overlap. This is the same policy that our athletic department holds for student commitment.
Please reach out to our Robotics Program Director
Gerald Elliott
.