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Robotics or Software in Alanya? A Selection Guide

Robotics in Alanya and software in Alanya are the two ends of the same search. Concrete thinking at a young age, and software as children grow. The two do not have to be competing programmes.

Zekaland Education TeamPublished: 3 min read
Illustration of a child thinking about robotics and software together in Alanya

Searches for robotics in Alanya and software in Alanya are often two questions from the same family: should the child work with machines, or write programs? The short answer: at a young age, concrete thinking, screen free where possible, is the better door. Software is the same thinking grown into making. There is no need to sell the two as rival packages.

When robotics, and when software?

QuestionThe robotics sideThe software side
Where does the child see the result?Movement, light, soundA game, an animation, an app
ScreenNot required at age 6Grows after age 7
Typical ageCuriosity and a concrete project, a wide range7 to 10 Scratch, 11 to 14 apps, 15 to 17 Python
A sign of a weak courseOnly kit assemblyOnly opening a ready made game

Separate guides: robotics course in Alanya and software course in Alanya.

Zekaland’s order

One campus, in Şekerhane, Alanya. The order goes like this:

  1. Age 6, screen free. Play and movement. Details: screen free coding.
  2. 7 to 10, Scratch. Scratch course in Alanya.
  3. 11 to 14, mobile apps. Mobile app education in Alanya.
  4. 15 to 17, Python. Python course in Alanya.

Robotics sits inside this path, to make thought something you can hold. There is no mandatory robot kit at any level. For the STEM umbrella, the article on STEM education in Alanya is enough.

Short answers to common questions

Can you take both? You do not need two heavy programmes in the same term. You choose the single level that fits the age, and the other comes by itself the next year.

Is there a separate branch in my neighbourhood? No. Families from Oba, Kestel, Mahmutlar, Tosmur and the area all come to the same address. The local guides on the blog are information pages, not a list of branches.

Fee and enrolment. The fee is not published on the site. Applying is free and no card is asked for. The fee is discussed when we call you.

The school framework: AI school in Alanya. The programme list: programmes.

Sources and further reading

  1. Educational Robotics and Tangible Devices for Promoting Computational Thinking
  2. About Scratch

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Robotics or Software in Alanya? A Selection Guide