Nadine Amaya speaking during a VEX IQ robotics tournament

Nadine Amaya speaking during a VEX IQ robotics tournament

About Us

Pine Belt Robotics Academy & Enrichment Center is an afterschool and summer robotics enrichment program for children in grades Kindergarten-8th. The program focuses on thinking, collaborating and building robots through STEM robotics challenges. VEX IQ curriculum is used to help children engage their minds…bot by bot.

The program is led by Nadine Amaya, local gifted education teacher, who has 28 years of teaching experience and is passionate about robotics. She has been named 2018 Mississippi VEX IQ Elementary Teacher of the Year and 2017 VEX IQ World STEM Hall of Fame Teacher of the Year. She is excited to share robotics skills with even more children through the Pine Belt Robotics Academy & Enrichment Center.

Registration for 2023 Summer Camps will open soon! Spots are limited, so don’t delay! Register when available!