Design and assemble
Planning and building a working mechanism.
Mount View Primary School students only Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley
MVPS Robotics & Engineering
Build an idea. Test a solution. Make it move.
An engaging introduction to engineering and robotics where students work together to build, program, test and improve their creations.
MVPS families — Innovate Forge Academy also offers public programs open to all families, including communication, creative writing and holiday learning. Explore the broader academy → MVPS classes remain exclusively for current Mount View Primary School students.
School-based after-school program
An established school-based learning experience helping MVPS students develop practical skills, confidence and creative problem-solving.
Innovate Forge Academy has delivered school-based programs at Mount View Primary School for more than 12 years. These classes are exclusively for MVPS students and are separate from our public classes at other locations.
- Year levels
- Years 1–6
- Day
- Wednesday
- Time
- 3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
- Term dates
- Term 1: 3 February–24 March · Term 2: 14 April–2 June · Term 3: 14 July–1 September · Term 4: 6 October–24 November 2027
- Sessions
- 8 sessions per term
- Fee
- $380 per term
- Venue
- Mount View Primary School, Glen Waverley
- Equipment
- BYOD preferred but optional. Students who don't bring a device share class robotics kits and devices
What students explore
VEX IQ, VEXcode, virtual robotics and engineering
Students learn with VEX IQ kits, VEXcode and virtual robotics activities, building understanding of real engineering concepts.
Movement and sensing
Exploring gears, motors and sensors.
Program a sequence
Using VEXcode to tell a robot what to do.
Test a challenge
Trying a solution and observing what happens.
Improve the design
Making changes based on test results.
Work as a team
Sharing responsibilities and explaining results.
Illustrative
Example challenges
Examples only — projects vary by level and term.
- Navigate a delivery route
- Move or collect an object
- Solve a movement challenge
- Improve a mechanism after testing
Learning journey
A typical learning cycle
- Design
- Build
- Program
- Test
- Improve
- Share
Physical construction, discussion and testing are combined with purposeful programming time. Competition opportunities may be offered as a separate progression — term enrolment does not include competition entry, fees or team selection.
For parents
What your child develops
- Teamwork and shared responsibility
- Practical engineering understanding
- Testing ideas and improving them
- Persistence through challenges
- Explaining results clearly
Devices
Does my child need a device?
Bringing your own device is preferred but optional for Robotics. Students who don't bring one use the shared class robotics kits and devices, working in small teams.
Platform
Learning supported by Forge
Where assigned to the program, Forge gives students access to relevant learning resources and activities that support their classroom projects.
Learning between sessions
Classes run weekly, so the week in between counts. Where resources are assigned in Forge, students can revisit what they worked on and keep their project moving before the next class.
- Go back over lesson resources and examples from the week
- Keep a class project moving between sessions
- Practise in short sessions at home, at their own pace
- Follow progress from home in the Forge parent portal
Practice between classes is optional — families choose what fits their week.
FAQs
MVPS Robotics questions
Can a beginner join?
Yes. Students learn building and programming step by step, working in teams.
Which year levels can enrol?
The program is for current Mount View Primary School students in Years 1–6.
Does my child need a device?
Bringing your own device is preferred but optional for Robotics. Students who don't bring one use the shared class robotics kits and devices, working in small teams.
When do classes run?
Classes run on Wednesdays, 3:45–5:15 pm, for eight sessions each term.
How do projects change as students progress?
Challenges grow in complexity, with more independent design, programming and problem-solving.
What happens if a student misses a session?
Attendance and make-up arrangements follow our current enrolment terms, which we share when you enquire.
What are the collection arrangements?
Collection arrangements are confirmed for each term and shared with enrolled families.
MVPS students only
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