Wide Bay primary schools are being encouraged to register teams for a multi-faceted robotics challenge, due at CQUniversity Bundaberg on Friday, June 26.

Shontelle Lewis has arranged the TREK (Teaching Robotics Education across Key learning areas) Robotics Challenge.

Parents and teachers can contact Ms Lewis on 0424 124 826 for competition guidelines, applications and a schedule of events. She is also keen to hear from businesses able to support future events of this type.

Shontelle Lewis with one of her robots

Ms Lewis is a Bachelor of Learning Management student and she has arranged for her classmates to help out on the day.

She believes in using robotics as a vehicle for developing entrepreneurial, innovative and creative skills in primary students.

"Robotics is a passion of mine because I have seen the magic," Ms Lewis said.

"Children who fear risks and struggle with problems bloom into innovative thinkers right before my eyes!

"Children who think they are not 'technically minded' amaze themselves and each other with their spatial thinking and creativity.

"Girls and boys of any age relate to the learning because they use their own ideas and invention thought processes to create the most amazing products. They are going to be the revolution of the next generation."

One of the educational robots

Mayor Lorraine Pyefinch will present prizes and certificates to the students at the end of the day.

Winning teams will gain a NXT Lego Mindstorm robotics kit for their schools (donated by sponsors Australian Microelectronics Centre and CQUniversity).

LINK for The Challenges are as follows: