Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2026 Newsletter
For the race to be fair at all, every school had to have an identical set of Arduino Uno devices with the same components, so that the robots built in each school, in each country, were truly comparable. Alongside the Arduino IDE platform and GitHub for the code, the project made use of a whole range of tools: HeyGen for turning photos into video presentations, Canva for presentations, Padlet for sharing resources and ideas, and an AI image-generation tool that was used to create the project ' s logo.
Trust, authorship, and the small rules of a big responsibility Data-protection and copyright issues were addressed from day one – students defined the relevant rules themselves during the very first activity, when they set out the rules of conduct and communication. Throughout the project, creativity and originality were emphasised: instead of copying readymade solutions from the internet, students were encouraged to come up with their own ideas. At the start of the project, parents were sent consent forms for their children ' s participation, as well as
for photographing and recording during the work and promotional activities, with a clear description of the project. All materials and resources used carried free licences.
More than a curriculum Although the project fully followed the objectives of the subjects Programming and Object-Oriented Programming – subjects whose scope and intensity, by the teacher ' s own admission, often border on university level and can be demanding and hard for students of this age to grasp – Ardubots RACE managed to turn that material into something tangible, exciting and motivating. Through small-group work, independent research and hands-on activities, students developed critical thinking, problem-solving skills and communication skills in English, since English was the language they used to talk, negotiate and advise with their peers from France and Italy.
Just as importantly, the project opened up space for genuine cultural exchange between Serbian, French and Italian students, building mutual respect and a sense of global citizenship – a small but valuable reminder that technology, when embraced together by young people, can connect far more than cables and sensors.
When a project steps outside the classroom Ardubots RACE did not stay confined to the classroom. The teamwork, the robot races and the excitement that came with them were presented at the " Nauk nije Bauk " festival at the Science and Technology Park, then at the festival of
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