WONDER WORKSHOP ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE  WONDER LEAGUE ROBOTICS COMPETITION


The Global Competition Invited Students to Use Critical Thinking and Coding Skills to Solve Challenges

SAN MATEO, CA (MAY 4, 2023) – Wonder Workshop, dedicated to the mission to inspire every home and classroom to be a place of innovation–where children, parents, and teachers solve problems of the future, announced today the winners of the 8th Annual Wonder League Robotics Competition.

The 2022-23 Wonder League Robotics Competition brought coding to life with a series of story-based missions featuring the impactful and exciting role robotics plays in exploring space themes. The competition received entries from around the world in two categories: The Innovator Cup (six- to eight-year-old) and The Pioneer Cup (nine- to twelve-year-old). All the Missions encouraged collaboration, sparked creativity, and engaged teams of one-to-five members in real-world problem solving. Teams completing five missions from November 2022 - January 2023 were invited to join up to 1,000 teams globally to compete in the final Invitational Round for $5,000 in Wonder Workshop products for their school and other prizes.

“Wonder Workshop is committed to preparing the next generation of young innovators and pioneers by providing resources to foster their creativity so they can find solutions to societal challenges. The Wonder League Robotics Competition offers hands-on practice of coding and empowers children to truly see their ability to tackle problems,” said Bryan Miller, Senior Director, Global Strategic Outreach, Wonder Workshop. “We’re excited by the fresh ideas, spirit, and innovation that come out of this year’s Wonder League Robotics Competition.”

Launched in 2015, the Wonder League Robotics Competition has now reached more than 87,500 kids globally. This growing network of coding and robotics teams uses our all-inclusive program to inspire an early love of coding, computer science, tangible learning, and STEAM education. Through a series of story-based missions, the teams develop problem-solving, growth mindset, and creativity skills while learning to code. This year, the competition introduced a “People’s Choice Awards” element as an option for teams to proudly share their mission solutions for support from their communities.

The winning teams across the two categories of the 2022-23 Wonder League Robotics Competition include:

Innovator Cup Grand Prize
Team Name: Roger That
Team Members: Henry and Charlie
Location: USA
Coach: Lana Shea

Innovator Cup Runner-Up
Team Name: Space Ninja
Team Members: Aanya
Location: USA
Coach: Tara Sainath

Innovator Cup Runner-Up
Team Name: Wild Cats
Team Members: Loïe, AvaJean, Hannah, Desmond and Piper
Location: USA
Coach: Jenny Sowry

Innovator Cup Runner-Up
Team Name: Dragon Kids
Team Members: Angela, AnaEmilia, Antonio and Daniel
Location: Mexico
Coach: Aracely Rodriguez Flores

Pioneer Cup Grand Prize
Team Name: Space Explorers
Team Members: Lara, Maria
Location: USA
Coach: Anna Dumitrascu

Pioneer Cup Runner-Up
Team Name: The Hunters
Team Members: Anton, Oskar, Paul
Location: Germany
Coach: Tina Hoffmann-Deist

Pioneer Cup Runner-Up
Team Name: Besties Who Code
Team Members: Allie, Hannah
Location: USA
Coach: Andrea Smith

Pioneer Cup Runner-Up
Team Name: Robotic Panthers
Team Members: Nicolas, Velika
Location: USA
Coach: Miroslav Velev

Pioneer Cup Runner-Up
Team Name: Carver Team TBC
Team Members: Ben, Charlie
Location: USA
Coach: Donna Schmitt

People’s Choice Award Winner
Team Name: Full Orbit
Team Members: Braeden
Location: USA
Coach: Lana Shea

Imagination Award (Invitational Round submission with the highest score in “Creativity and Original Thinking”)
Team Name: The Hunters
Team Member names: Anton, Oskar, Paul
Location: Germany
Coach: Tina Hoffmann-Deist

Super Coach Award (celebrates our most dedicated Coaches who are leading the most teams)
Coach: Jenny Sowry
Number of Teams Coached: 14
Location: USA

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