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More Than Drones: How One Teacher Is Developing Future Professionals
Before a single drone is powered on, Lydia Prince's students are already working. They're on the practice field behind the old gym at Academy of Richmond County, building mazes by hand, thinking through the course their aircraft will eventually need to navigate. The flying comes later. First comes the planning.  That sequence brings perspective. Prince, a Computer Science teacher at the Augusta high school, cofounded…
Student Drone and Robotics Projects
Building the Future: HireSmart Cares Awards Grant for Student Drone and Robotics Projects
HireSmart Cares has awarded a $3,063 grant to the mechatronics program at Empower College and Career Center in Jackson County, funding a project that allows students to design, build, and program fully functional drones and robotic devices.  "Kids are super excited and interested when you throw out words like drones," said Don Loggins, Advanced Technology…