Beginner Program (for junior students) - $50 plus taxes Sparkfun - Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit (3 months) Saturdays between September 20 to December 13, 2025 (12 sessions) (excludes the Thanksgiving weekend (no session on Sat, Oct 11)) 2 to 4 PM – junior students ($4.17 per session per student) ​ * Build and program the robot using Blockly (visual block editor) and Python (text code editor) to complete the following activities:​ * drive the robot​ (driver-operated and autonomously); * measure distances with the ultrasonic sensor; * sense and follow line with the line sensor; * pick up items with the servo arm; * and more. *** Promotion: Register by July 31 to waive the $50 registration fee! ***

Advanced Program (for senior / alumni students) - $50 plus taxes FIRST Robotic Competition - Industrial-sized Robot (3 months) Saturdays between September 20 to December 13, 2025 (12 sessions) (excludes the Thanksgiving weekend (no session on Sat, Oct 11)) 12:30 PM to 2 PM – senior / alumni students ($4.17 per session per student) * Design, build, program, and test an industrial-sized robot. * Students leverage FIRST Robotics' WPILib integrated development environment to control the robot autonomously or driver operated, utilizing Python and Java programming languages. *** Promotion: Register by July 31 to waive the $50 registration fee! ***

Build Season - $100 plus taxes January - February, 2026 Mondays (6:30 - 9 PM), Wednesdays (6:30 - 9 PM) and Saturdays (1 - 4 PM) between January 5 to Feb 28, 2026 (22 sessions) (excludes the Family Day weekend (no sessions on Sat, Feb 14 and Mon, Feb 16) and the week of March break) ($4.55 per session per student) District Events March - April, 2026 ​* Our team attends two district events in Ontario each year, competing with and against other teams in exciting, high-energy events. Competitions are 2.5 days long, either Friday to Sunday or Thursday to Saturday. *** Promotion: Register by November 30 to waive the $50 registration fee! ***

Fusion Youth Centre “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney Cybersecurity Intelligence Agency “Protect the Future” Offer a Cyber Agent Program at your school, club or program (Cyber Defense Competition) 2023-24 Cyber Agent Program Step Challenge Results Stay active & healthy 14 participants 3M+ steps / 2,250+ kms Daily average: 6K steps / 4 kms Thank you for staying active through this cold weather. B enefits: Improve your physical and mental health with daily easy activities for all fitness levels and ages. 4 prizes (e-Gift cards). FIRST Robotics Team (A community team based in Rockwood, Ontario — just 20 minutes from Guelph, Milton, and Georgetown.) We inspire your children's curiosity and creativity to build tomorrow’s solutions. They design, build, program, and test robots that will further improve our quality of life. Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of STEM, FIRST® Robotics Competition teams (ages 14-18) use sophisticated technology to build and program industrial-sized robots to play an action-packed, alliance-based game on a themed field. With professional mentors and sponsors, students learn business, technical and life skills that they can apply to real-world situations today and in the future. Plus, participants and alumni are eligible to apply for more than $80 million in scholarships and access career discovery opportunities and connections. 2025 FRC Results Learn More Let's meet Catorro Why Join Us? (No experience required, just a passion for learning and innovation.) Learn hands-on skills in engineering, programming, design, and teamwork. Build lasting friendships and connections with passionate peers and experienced mentors. Compete alongside some of the best robotics teams in the world. Get Involved Today! Whether you’re a student, mentor, or sponsor, we need your support for an even greater 2025/26 season! Students : No experience? No problem! If you’re curious about STEM, this is the perfect opportunity to learn and grow. Mentors : Share your expertise in programming, engineering, design, or strategy. Your guidance can transform young minds. Sponsors : Help us reach new heights with your resources, tools, and funding. Together, we can inspire the next generation of innovators! Mission Enchant Your Senses (EYS) - Fusion Youth Centre (FYC) inspires young people to learn emerging global skills, live their values and materialize their dreams. Core Values Respect - Recognize that you and others are important and deserves to be treated well. Integrity - Live in accordance to your deepest values, you are honest with everyone and you always keep your word. Courage and Faith - The courage to do something new and the faith that everything will work out for the best. Curiosity - A perpetual interest or genuinely wanting to know more about something. Excellence - A commitment to being the best and / or delivering the best. Pay it forward - An act of kindness that sparks a difference in the lives of others. Passion Enchant Your Senses Board of the Director(s) develop, organize and plan the programs. Enchant Your Senses programs are facilitated and delivered by independent contractors and / or volunteers from the community. These programs builds future leaders using an innovative and creative learning environment. Our students acquire confidence and future skills through hands-on activities, leading multiple roles and teaching their lessons learned to others. They are engaged, enabled and empowered to achieve great things and thrive in life. Programs include: I n-person and on-line (virtual); Fitness and sports, academic training and special interest clubs; and For high school and middle school-level students.

FIRST Robotics Team We inspire your children's curiosity and creativity to build tomorrow’s solutions. They design, build, program, and test robots that will further improve our quality of life. 2025 FRC Results Why Join Us? (No experience required, just a passion for learning and innovation.) Learn hands-on skills in engineering, programming, design, and teamwork. Build lasting friendships and connections with passionate peers and experienced mentors. Compete alongside some of the best robotics teams in the world. Get Involved Today! Whether you’re a student, mentor, or sponsor, we need your support for an even greater 2025/26 season! Students : No experience? No problem! If you’re curious about STEM, this is the perfect opportunity to learn and grow. Mentors : Share your expertise in programming, engineering, design, or strategy. Your guidance can transform young minds. Sponsors : Help us reach new heights with your resources, tools, and funding. Together, we can inspire the next generation of innovators! 2025 / 26 Schedule: Phase 1: $50.00 plus taxes ($4.17 per session per student) September - December, 2025 Preparation *** Promotion: Register by July 31 to waive the $50 registration fee! *** Saturdays between September 20 to December 13, 2025 (12 sessions) (excludes the Thanksgiving weekend (no session on Sat, Oct 11)) 12:30 PM to 2 PM – senior / alumni students 2 to 4 PM – junior students Assemble our team (students and mentors), fundraise and apply for grants, and develop skills. This is a wonderful time to join our team. On a weekly basis, our team (grades 5 to 12) gather in our training studio for 3.5 hours to acquire vital STEM skills: Beginner Program (for junior students) Sparkfun - Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) Kit (3 months) Build and program the robot using Blockly (visual block editor) and Python (text code editor) to complete the following activities: drive the robot (driver-operated and autonomously); measure distances with the ultrasonic sensor; sense and follow line with the line sensor; pick up items with the servo arm; and more. Hands-on Assignment This is a visual, drag-and-drop graphical programming system similar to Scratch. Blockly is a good choice for learners with little to no programming experience. This is an easy-to-understand and good-to-start programming language. It makes it an ideal language for anyone to start their coding journey. Learning Lessons Hello World Control Flow Lists Loops Functions Advanced Program (for senior / alumni students) FIRST Robotic Competition - Industrial-sized Robot (3 months) Buddy's First Steps (truly Canadian) Design, build, program, and test an industrial-sized robot. Students leverage FIRST Robotics' WPILib integrated development environment to control the robot autonomously or driver operated, utilizing Python and Java programming languages. Learning Lessons 6. Strings 7. Modules 8. Dictionaries 9. Files 10. Classes Build the frame and body of the robot using the following tools: Use a Genmitsu CNC 3018 PRO router (wood and metal) and an Anycubic Kobra 2 3D printer (plastic). Note: A special thank you to Bunkie Life for providing scrap wood materials. Phase 2: $100.00 plus taxes ($4.55 per session per student) January - February, 2026 Build Season *** Promotion: Register by November 30 to waive the $50 registration fee! *** March - April, 2026 District Events April, 2026 Championships Mondays (6:30 - 9 PM), Wednesdays (6:30 - 9 PM) and Saturdays (1 - 4 PM) between January 5 to Feb 28, 2026 (22 sessions) (excludes the Family Day weekend (no sessions on Sat, Feb 14 and Mon, Feb 16) and the week of March break) A new challenge is released in early January each year, which is the start of the build season. The build season is an intense period where our team designs, builds, and programs a new robot for the challenge. Our team attends two district events in Ontario each year, competing with and against other teams in exciting, high-energy events. Competitions are 2.5 days long, either Friday to Sunday or Thursday to Saturday. If our team performs well, we may qualify to the Provincial Championships and the World Championships, which were most recently held in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and Houston, Texas, U.S.A., respectively. Join Now. Registration Fee: $50.00 + HST (a total of $56.50 CAD) Phase 1: costs $50.00 + HST (a total of $56.50 CAD) Phase 2: costs $100.00 + HST (a total of $113.00 CAD) Dream. Design. Build. (All Year Round: Off-Season Projects) These adventures begin now: motorized vertical elevators swerve or advanced tank drivetrains camera-based object recognition and positioning Tomorrowland (click on a photo collage to see the entire album)

2025 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Results Rookie Ranking: top 33 percentile (4th out of 12 teams) Overall Ontario Ranking: 90th out of 130 teams University of Waterloo District Event Avg points earned: 22.6 Ranked 10th out of 30 teams Only Rookie Team (1st year team) to Captain a Playoff Alliance (#6) McMaster University District Event Avg points earned: 23.4 Big Win: We proudly earned the 2025 Rookie All-Star Award — a testament to our innovation, hard work, and team spirit Provincial Championships Avg points earned: 24.1 We inspire your children's curiosity and creativity to build tomorrow’s solutions. They design, build, program, and test robots that will further improve our quality of life. Let's meet Catorro , click the picture below. Competing against teams with more advanced robots, larger memberships, and many sponsors was a bit daunting, however we brought our “game” to the field. In every match, we gave it our all and continuously improved our performance. We are incredibly proud of our mighty team of three students, who built Buddy — a wooden robot that not only reached the Provincial Championships but also won the 2025 Rookie All-Star Award! We are building momentum for an even greater season ahead! If you have ever dreamed of creating, innovating, and making an impact, now is the time. Whether you are a student ready to learn, a mentor eager to guide, or a sponsor wanting to empower the next generation — we would be thrilled to have you join our team. Let’s build the next generation robot together! Our Journey Week 1 A special thank you to FIRST Robotics Canada and the Argosy Grant Foundation for their generous support and guidance. Also, we are thrilled to join the Waterloo Wellington FIRST group, a community with over 80 professional mentors, 146 awards and 24 tournaments wins. We look forward to learning from these accomplished teams. Week 1 - Accomplishments: Installed FRC software on the computer – Controls the robot Set up joystick and button board controllers – For precise control Assembled the 6” wheel assembly – Ensures smooth motion Upcoming activities: Wire the FRC control system – Powers key electronics Program Buddy – Teaches basic tasks Build the Kitbot features – Scores points Over the next two months, our small but mighty team will design, build, program, and test our robot, Buddy. Please cheer them on as they gear up for competitions in March! Week 2 A special thank you to teams 2386 (Burlington Central Trojans) and 1114 (Simbotics) for helping us build and program our Kitbot. Week 2 - Accomplishments: Wired the FRC control system – Powers key electronics Programmed “Buddy” – Operates via joystick and autonomous control Assembled 80% of the Kitbot – Prepares for scoring points Upcoming activities: Complete the Kitbot – Finalise scoring feature Practice in the field – Drive “Buddy” and deliver coral to the trough Design teamwear – Strengthen team identity and spirit Over the next two months, our small but mighty team will design, build, program, and test our robot, Buddy. Please cheer them on as they gear up for competitions in March! Week 3 Week 3 - Accomplishments: Assembled the Kitbot – Finalise scoring feature Click here to see Buddy in action. Installed a USB camera – Provide a first-person view Installed a distance sensor – Locate objects in the field Upgraded our cart – Transport Buddy from the pit to the matches Upcoming activities: Practice in the field – Drive Buddy and score coral in a trough Build bumpers – Protect Buddy from light robot contact Design teamwear – Strengthen team identity and spirit Over the next 5 weeks, our small but mighty team will design, build, program, and test our robot, Buddy. Please cheer them on as they gear up for competitions in March! Week 4 Week 4 - Accomplishments: Built a set of bumpers – Protect from light robot contact Acquired more batteries – Keep Buddy powered up Ordered teamwear – Boost team identity and spirit! Upcoming activities: Practice3 – Operate Buddy and score coral in the trough Rebuild Buddy – Better… stronger… faster Push past our limits – Score algae into the processor Over the next 4 weeks, our small but mighty team will design, build, program, and test our robot, Buddy. Please cheer them on as they gear up for competitions in March! Week 5 & 6 Week 5 & 6 - Accomplishments: Built blue and red bumpers – Protect from light robot contact Built a turn table – Omni directional scoring Assessed battery endurance & Wi-Fi range - Keep Buddy powered and connected Practice3 – Operate Buddy and score coral in the practice field. Identify further enhancements. Click here to see Buddy in action. Upcoming activities: Practice3 – Operate Buddy, score coral & identify further enhancements Rebuild Buddy – Better… stronger… faster Push past our limits – Score algae into the processor Over the next 3 weeks, our small but mighty team will design, build, program, and test our robot, Buddy. Please cheer them on as they gear up for competitions in March! Week 7 A special thank you to Maurice (Team 4678 (CyberCavs)) for inspecting our robot and providing further guidance. Week 7 - Accomplishments: Built a linear slider – Score algae into the processor Practice3 – Operate Buddy and score coral & algae in the practice field. Identify further enhancements. Click here to see Buddy in action. Upcoming activities: Practice3 – Operate Buddy, score coral & algae, and identify further enhancements Improve Buddy – Better… stronger… faster Over the next week our small but mighty team will design, build, program, and test our robot, Buddy. Please cheer them on as they gear up for competitions in March! Week 8 Week 8 - Accomplishments: Competition ready – Fine-tuned Buddy for inspection compliance by updating software and firmware, refining the linear slider (algae) and kitbot (coral), enhancing bumpers, securing the turntable, taping battery connections, and more. Upcoming activities: Team wear – Pick up our hoodies from Kitchener Screen Printing . Practice3 – Operate Buddy to improve the timing of coral and algae scoring while identifying minor enhancements. Improve robustness – Ensure proper cable management, securely fasten all devices, and label bumpers with the team number. Over the next 2 weeks our small but mighty team will further train Buddy for the upcoming competitions (University of Waterloo and McMaster University). Week 9 A special thank you to Terry (Team 2702 (Rebels)) for guidance on enhancing robustness. Accomplishments: Team wear – Picked up our hoodies from Kitchener Screen Printing . Improved robustness - Ensured proper cable management, securely fastened all devices, removed the turntable, and labelled bumpers with the team number. Practice3 – Scored coral from all three starting positions in autonomous mode within 5 seconds. Scored five coral in the trough within 40 seconds during teleoperated (driver-controlled) mode. Upcoming activities: Practice3 – Operate Buddy to improve the timing of coral and algae scoring while identifying minor enhancements. Over the next week our small but mighty team will further train Buddy for the upcoming competitions (University of Waterloo and McMaster University). 1st District Event University of Waterloo A special thank you to WWFIRST and Team 4039 (MakeShift Robotics ) for helping prepare and/or improve our robot (Buddy) during our first Ontario District event at the University of Waterloo. By seeking feedback (growth mindset), supporting others (gracious professional), and focusing on doing your best (being in the moment), our students are making their journey a memorable one. Accomplishments : Qualification Ranking: 10th out of 30 teams Achieved highest match score with a rookie team: 206 points (M18 ) Only Rookie Team (1st year team) to Captain a Playoff Alliance (#6) Reached Round 3 of 5 with Teams 7475 (WIRED 7475 ) and 6162 (Cap Alpaca 6162 ) Upcoming activities: Practice3 – Operate Buddy to improve the timing of coral and algae scoring while identifying minor enhancements. Next week, our small but mighty team will further train Buddy for our second District event at McMaster University. Please cheer them on as they gear up for competitions in March! 2nd District Event McMaster University A special thank you to Team 5406 (Celt-X ) and Team 4039 (MakeShift Robotics ) for helping us to improve our robot (Buddy) during our second Ontario District event at McMaster University. We were inspired by the incredible teams we saw in action. Although we did not make it to the playoffs, we proudly supported our fellow teams and stayed ready as a backup. To our surprise and excitement, Team 10218 (No Signal) was honored with the 2025 Rookie All-Star Award! We dedicate this award to WWFIRST . Your guidance and support were invaluable in helping us enhance Buddy and navigate the challenges of our district events. We are incredibly grateful for the WWFIRST community and everything we have learned from you. Thank you! Accomplishments : Overall Qualification Ranking: 86th out of 130 teams Qualified for the FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship (Apr 2 to 5) Please cheer them on as we head to provincials! Provincial Championship A special thank you to FIRST Robotics Canada and the Argosy Grant Foundation for their generous support and guidance — they sparked our incredible journey. On January 4th, our small but curious team kicked off the 2025 Reefscape First Robotics Competition season at Woodland Christian High School. We received our robot kit, brainstormed strategies alongside Teams 4678 (CyberCavs ) and 3683 (Team Dave ), and set our sights on building a robust robot capable of scoring both coral and algae. Little did we know how quickly the next eight weeks would fly by. On January 18th, we attended a Kitbot workshop at Burlington Central High School, with incredible support from Teams 1114 (Simbotics ) and 2386 (Burlington Central Trojans ). We programmed our robot, Buddy, and built the assembly to score coral. By early February, Buddy was training at the WWFIRST practice field in Waterloo, fine-tuning his coral-scoring skills. Soon after, we added a linear slider to collect algae and place it in the processor. At every practice session, at every Ontario District event, and at the Provincial Championships, we actively sought advice from other teams and relentlessly improved Buddy — making over 21 upgrades! A special thank you to: 2609 (Beaverworx ) 2702 (Rebels ) 4917 (Sir Lancerbot ) 8089 (Rockway Robotics ) 4039 (MakeShift Robotics ) 5406 (Celt-X ) 1325 (Inverse Paradox ) 771 (SWAT 771 ) Competing against teams with more advanced robots, larger memberships, and many sponsors was a bit daunting, however we brought our “game” to the field. In every match, we gave it our all and continuously improved our performance. We are incredibly proud of our mighty team of three students, who built Buddy — a wooden robot that not only reached the Provincial Championships but also won the 2025 Rookie All-Star Award! We are building momentum for an even greater season ahead! If you have ever dreamed of creating, innovating, and making an impact, now is the time. Whether you are a student ready to learn, a mentor eager to guide, or a sponsor wanting to empower the next generation — we would be thrilled to have you join our team. Let’s build the next generation robot together! Tomorrowland (click on a photo collage to see the entire album)