Help us get our Cook Islands teens to Greece to take on the world with their Robotics at the First Global Robotics Comp
Help us raise funds to build young Cook Islands futures in Robotics
Auckland
Our vision is for our children and youth to become leaders in STEAM for the benefit of our Cook Islands community in country and globally. Our Mission is to make STEAM fun, and thanks to partners and supporters we now have the Centre for Excellence in IT based in Rarotonga. I founded Code Avengers and CI Robotics Club (aka the Cocobots) to target 8-12yo and 13-18yo to get kids interested in STEAM through Robotics, and now we are the Official Country Partner for FIRST Global.
- Code Avengers (8-12yo) is where we introduce kids to computing, coding, online safety and robotics.
-CI Robotics is a little more serious and introduces youth to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths) through robotics competitions at a global level.
This year we are preparing our students to compete at the FIRST Global Olympics-style Robotics Competition in Athens Greece. Teams from 190+ countries design, build, code and compete with a unique robot of their own design. An incredible opportunity for our team and for Pacific youth to be part of the global robotics future. This is about setting our youth on career paths in STEAM showing them they can compete on the world stage!
First Global are incredible and provide us with flights, and accommodation and catering once we are in Greece. This is an incredible opportunity for our team and for Pacific youth to be part of the global robotics future.
Cook Islands Robotics Club's involvement (page creator)
I am the president of the Cook Islands Robotics Club and at the Centre of Excellence in IT.
Funds will be paid to Maurice who is on our Fundraising committee
Use of funds
To provide our team robotics kits (REV and VEX), equipment, facilities & internet, devices (headsets, tablets, PCs), media and marketing/promotional materials, travel and medical insurance, uniforms, travel/transit costs, training and meals.
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Latest update
Leaders of tomorrow 18 December 2024
As 2025 comes to an end we reflect on the amazing year we had, and look towards 2025 with greater hope and optimism. While we never sought the spotlight, we realized how important it was to raise awareness about the importance of making STEM education accessible to children and youth, and how clubs and competitions help create those safe spaces for kids to explore tech before the enter the real world.
Your words of encouragement and support have motivated us to push on, and your donations have made a world of difference to the work we do and the vision has become a tangible reality.
We want to wish you all a safe and peaceful Christmas and New Years 2025! Like and follow us on www.cocobots.org to see what we have in store 🫶💯🤗 Kia Manuia
Ps. Here's a picture of our young Kuki Code Avengers and future Cocobots currently learning robotics in our junior school holiday program
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Latest donations
🤩 Mithril Minerals (from the mines of Moria? 😆) Thank you Ma'ata for your amazing donation! We work hard to put every dollar towards our goal of making STEM fun and accessible to more young people 🫶 Thank you so much!! Merry Christmas and Happy 2025!
Kia Orana TeteBrbr 😁 thanks so much for your donation. www.cocobots.org if you want to see how it went 💯
Meitaki Ma'ata Raphael for your support! 🙌🇨🇰
Thank you Ma'ata Oliver for your donation 🫶 🤖
🥰 Meitaki Atupaka!!
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