CATALYSTS "THE CHANGE LEADERS"

BACK TO COACHING
ARWA RADHWI
“It’s the sort of majestic educational film that every adult will want their child to see " – variety.
This IMAX film sparkled me very much. The main idea of this film is about engineering. But there
was a part of the film that excited me so much. The legacy of STINKY robot. It was a remarkable
story of four young clever students from Carl Hayden High School. They were inspired by their
creative teacher who gave them useful keys and instructions. They participated in an American robot
competition. MIT and Harvard university participated too. They had a big challenge to build a robot
that complete tasks under the water. They used simple pipes and foul-smell glue to build the robot.
Before the competition day they had a simple problem and they worked together and hired their skills
to produce a great teamwork. They won the competition. And it was a great achievement for them.
This story reminded me when I was a robot coach in 2010. I was in a big challenge with my students. I
saw their passion in their eyes. Then I made a perfect team ready for the big challenge. I remember we
faced a lot of problems in programming and completing the tasks. My students worked very hard and
they deserve the prizes they won. But with some negative messages I stopped coaching and just judged
the completion
The Falcon robot team woke me up and proved to me that I was in the right track. Engineering,
mathematics and physics are extremely related to robot programming. The first thing I would do
when I come back to Saudi Arabia is to start coaching again.