Minds Inspired

🤖 The future of STEM is bright in Cayman!

Congratulations to the 160+ students from 19 schools who showcased their technical brilliance at this year’s Dart Minds Inspired robotics competitions! 🇰🇾

Why it matters:

⚡Rapid growth: the junior programme has more than doubled in just one year!
⚡Real-world skills: students tackled the full engineering design cycle - prototyping, testing, and refining under pressure.
⚡Global path: standout participants are now one step closer to representing the Cayman Islands at the international FIRST Global Challenge in South Korea.

As student competitor Dezira Tatum put it: "It’s not just about coding ... it helps with critical thinking, building friendships and making connections for future jobs."

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Happy World Engineering Day! 🌎⚙️

Today, we celebrate the innovators who turn "what if" into "what is." In the Cayman Islands, the future of engineering is already in the hands of our youth through the Minds Inspired robotics programme. Engineering is more than just math and mechanics - it’s a foundation to build a better world.

Check our socials this Friday for the release of our Minds Inspired short documentary on the robotics programme!

🤖 Across the Cayman Islands, students under the age of 15 have been busy bringing their digital dreams to life. After months of building and coding, these young innovators are ready to debut their robots at the inaugural Minds Inspired Junior Robotics Interschool Tournament. To ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed, the programme removes the barrier to entry by providing all equipment to schools at no cost. This includes:

🚀 VEX IQ education and competition kits: high-grade components for building and coding
🦾 Official playing fields: full-scale arena for each school to practice their maneuvers
🧠 Teacher empowerment: 47 teachers completed hands-on professional development workshops

Launched as a five‑school pilot in 2024, the Junior Robotics Programme has quickly grown—expanding to 11 public and private schools in 2025. This expansion reflects Dart’s commitment to inspiring STEM learning at a younger age and fostering collaborative, hands‑on problem solving through robotics. ⚡

💡VEX IQ Mix & Match Competition
🗓️ Friday 27 February 2026
⏰ 12 - 5 p.m.
📍Camana Bay Arts and Recreation Centre

With the help of our generous sponsors Aureum RE, CUC, Dart, BRAVA Logic, Health City Cayman Islands and KPMG, Minds Inspired is proud to continue growing the programme expanding opportunities for young innovators across the Cayman Islands.

Save the Date for the 2026 FIRST Tech Challenge themed “DECODE”! On Saturday, 28 February, from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Camana Bay Arts and Recreation Centre, students from eight schools across the Cayman Islands will put their STEM learning into action, designing, building and programming robots to take on challenges. 🤖 More than a competition, this event provides a platform for students to demonstrate problem-solving, teamwork and creativity, skills that will shape their future far beyond robotics.

🎟️ Admission is free. Come cheer on Cayman’s young innovators as they bring creativity and STEM skills to life.

A huge thank you to our sponsors for inspiring students to dream bigger through STEM. 🌟