{"id":15143,"date":"2026-01-08T09:08:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/lewis\/?p=15143"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:30:09","slug":"robotics-sparks-innovation-in-our-youngest-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/lewis\/2026\/01\/08\/robotics-sparks-innovation-in-our-youngest-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotics Sparks Innovation in Our Youngest Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/robotics-800x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21811\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elementary Robotics is more than building machines, it\u2019s building thinkers. Through hands-on challenges, students learn to collaborate, problem-solve, test ideas, and persevere when things don\u2019t work the first time. 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