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ROBOTICS CLUB The BELS Robotics Club participated in their first “out-of-school” competition by attending the 13th International METU Robots Day in Ankara during March 2016. With a group of enthusiastic Grade 9 and Prep-year students, BELS made a statement by successfully competing against university students and engineers during this well-attended event/competition. Participating in the “line follower robot” competition, BELS students managed to successfully complete the tracks on the first day’s event by using the Arduino Uno microprocessor boards supplied by the school, and some with their own processor boards. The event also showcased a number of professional robotics applications as well as projects using the latest development in robotics engineering in Turkey. With this event and the amazing results, the BELS Robotics Club is set to grow from strength to strength in years to come. PILATES CLUB Pilates works the body as a whole. It will lead to physical change of tone, posture and flexibility. It improves mental and physical wellbeing, as well. The probability of injuring yourself is quite low, since you work with your bodyweight mainly. To push ourselves further, we utilize from Pilates band, small and large ball, loop. Pilates targets internal muscles, helps us to strengthen body from within. There are several essential Pilates exercise we mostly use in social activity: 1-The plank, 2- The hundred, 3-Shoulder Bridge, 4-Twist, 5-Pike Crunch THE CLAPPER 2015 - 2016 131 SOSYAL ETKİNLİK VE KULÜPLER