Educational Programs

Pi Wars Robotics Challenge

Spring 2025

Pi Wars is an international, challenge-based robotics competition in which teams of middle and high school students build Raspberry Pi-controlled robots and then compete in non-destructive autonomous and remote-controlled challenges

UCSD ForMIDABLE Program for Middle School Students

June – July

An offshoot of UCSD’s ABLE program (featured below), this six-week program introduces middle school students to STEM through hands-on workshops, invited speakers, tutorials and robotics demonstrations. Students joining the program will continue to have the opportunity to stay involved with ForMIDABLE through their middle school graduation and beyond to the high school ABLE program.

UCSD Anita Borg Leadership and Engagement (ABLE) Program

October – May

The San Diego Supercomputer Center’s ABLE program engages high school students in grade 10-12 in the fields of computer science, Data science and engineering through workshops, campus and community events, corporate visits and participant meet ups.