Olympic High School Finishes Third in Sahara Foundation STEAM Competition.
At the recently concluded Sahara Foundation competition, students from Olympic High School, Nairobi, placed second runner-up.
Three teams from Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda participated in the tournament in Lagos, which was funded by the Sahara Foundation STEAM Regional competition.
The goal of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Program is to provide a creative outlet for young African inventors.
The Kenya edition was hosted by Asharami Synergy Kenya, a Sahara Group company, at Ihub in Nairobi.
Using Arduino, jumper wires, and a passive infrared motion sensor, the Olympic students created a “Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Alarm System.”
The students created the Sensor Alarm System, which combats insecurity and promotes energy conservation.
They explained that the device will reduce residential and vehicle break-ins in Kenya.
Additionally, the device is intended to reduce energy use.
The Country Manager of Asharami Synergy praised the Olympic High, saying, “The stimulating presentations should drive you to explore and expand your creativity towards generating viable solutions to socio-economic concerns in Africa.”
Adesanya applauded the students for their in-depth knowledge of embedded systems and their ability to apply human-centered design to the development of long-term answers to pressing social issues.
The STEAM competition featured 150 students who had access to in-depth classroom instruction and practical forums.
Vincent Mutua, Braxton Lumbasi, Joshua Mwilwatsi, Larryson Muthama, Linah Mideva, and Martin Ochola constituted the Olympic High School team.
Igbobi College in Lagos, Nigeria, won the competition with their “Silent Digital Alarming Device.”
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In June, the foundation organized the Nigerian edition, in which Igbobi College, Yaba, and Oshodi Junior High School, Lagos, competed to represent the country in the regional Demo finals.
Olympic High School Finishes Third in Sahara Foundation STEAM Competition.