Vine Christian High School wins 2024 Pan African Robotics Competition

The Robotics team of Vine Christian High School (VCHS), a private high school in Accra, has emerged victorious at the Pan-African Robotics Competition held on Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Dakar, Senegal. 

The prestigious competition, which draws top high school robotics teams from across the continent, saw the VCHS team securing first place with their innovative design and exceptional performance.

The Pan-African Robotics Competition challenges teams to design, build and programme robots to complete complex tasks and compete in a series of trials.

The VCHS, who are also the Ghana Robotics Competition 2023 Champions, demonstrated extraordinary skill, creativity and teamwork, earning the top spot among a field of highly competitive teams.

The competition featured about 400 top young minds from across 14 African countries, including Mali, Uganda, Lesotho, Madagascar, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire. 

The Head of the Coding and Robotics Department at Vine Christian High School, Triumph Tetteh, said he was proud of the achievement of the VCHS Robotics team, adding that “our students have put in several hours of hard work, dedication and innovation to reach this milestone”.

Mr Tetteh added that the success of the team in the competition “is a testament to their commitment and passion for robotics; we are incredibly proud of what they have accomplished”.

The team, which was made up of Alexine Seiba Amoako-Mensah, Zachary Opoku, Joshua Sunkwa-Mills and Joshua-Caleb Dadzie, used their diverse skills and a strategic approach to achieve their success.

“This recent achievement highlights the growing excellence of Vine Christian High School in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education and its commitment to nurturing young innovators,” Mr Tetteh said.