{"id":15100,"date":"2024-02-25T18:16:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T17:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/information-on\/categories-and-age-groups\/wro-starter\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:40:01","slug":"wro-starter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/information-on\/categories-and-age-groups\/wro-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"WRO Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Free introduction to robotics for the youngest children<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-aspect-ratio:2 \/ 1;--awb-bordersize:0px;--awb-columns-medium:100%;--awb-columns-small:100%;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-3 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1 has-aspect-ratio\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Starter-Roboter-Beispiel-1.png\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Starter-Roboter-Beispiel-1-460x295.png\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"A Lego Spike Essential robot\" title=\"Starter-Roboter Beispiel\" aria-label=\"Starter-Roboter Beispiel\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12932 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" style=\"object-position:51% 100%;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WRO-2026-Starter-Gamefield-Switzerland-scaled.png\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WRO-2026-Starter-Gamefield-Switzerland-460x295.png\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"\" title=\"WRO-2026-Starter-Gamefield-Switzerland\" aria-label=\"WRO-2026-Starter-Gamefield-Switzerland\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-23472 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Spike-Essential-Code.png\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Spike-Essential-Code-460x295.png\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"SPIKE Essential Code\" title=\"Simple programming with symbol blocks\" aria-label=\"Simple programming with symbol blocks\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12887 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Spike-Essential-Code-200x128.png 200w, https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Spike-Essential-Code-400x256.png 400w, https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Spike-Essential-Code-600x383.png 600w, https:\/\/wro.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Spike-Essential-Code.png 734w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 784px) 397px, (min-width: 712px) 595px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>\u00ab<b>WRO Starter<\/b>\u00bb is the robotics program offered by WRO Switzerland for the youngest roboticians. We offer a course in which children aged 6 to 10 can gain their first experience with a Lego robot. The goal is that the children participate in the Starter competitions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2>General information<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><ul>\n<li>For girls and boys from 6 to 10 years old<\/li>\n<li>No previous knowledge required<\/li>\n<li>Programming with image blocks<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px;\">Participation in the course and the competition is free of charge<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Registration for the course for each child via the registration link at the bottom of the page. If not already done and free places are available, registration for the competition can be made during the course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2>The competition<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/tasks-wro-starter-2026\/\">An exciting task (Here you can find the tasks for 2026):<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For teams with 2 or 3 children &#8211; If you already have a partner, you can register together. Otherwise you can find a partner at the courses.<\/li>\n<li>Support from a coach (parent, teacher, other person over the age of 18)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">The workshops<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>We offer workshops in which the children can learn the basics of robotics and prepare for the tasks of the competition with the support of a specialist. The workshops are spread over four dates. The following applies:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2x Basics of robotics<\/li>\n<li>2x concrete preparation for the competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Children who already have previous experience with Lego robots can also come to just the two competition-related workshops. Please register your child for the workshop and contact us. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_7);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_7);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Workshops in Brugg-Windisch<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW<br \/>the exact room will be announced later<\/p>\n<p>Every Saturday, 14:00 to 16:30<\/p>\n<p><b>Part 1: Fundamentals of robotics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>February 21<\/li>\n<li>March 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Part 2: Preparation for the competition<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 21<\/li>\n<li>April 11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_5);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_5);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Workshops in Rotkreuz<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Rotkreuz<br \/>the exact address will be announced later<\/p>\n<p>Every Saturday, 13:00 to 15:30<\/p>\n<p><b>Part 1: Fundamentals of robotics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 21<\/li>\n<li>March 28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Part 2: Preparation for the competition<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">April 11<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.24px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">April 18<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Registration Starter Workshops<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p><b>The workshops in Brugg-Windisch and Rotkreuz are fully booked! Registration is NO longer possible. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Workshops in Ticino are offered by our partner Robo-S\u00ec. Please register directly via their <a href=\"https:\/\/robo-si.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, we are unable to offer workshops in French-speaking Switzerland this year.  <\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/2026-season\/registration\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Competition registration<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-left:30px;\"><p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:starter@wro.swiss\">starter@wro.swiss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note: workshops will be offered in the regional language of their respective location.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\">The number of places is limited!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":11469,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[],"class_list":["post-15100","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15100"}],"version-history":[{"count":97,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24204,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15100\/revisions\/24204"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wro.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=15100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}