Brook Osborn from the Duke-Durham Public Schools Robotics Program gave a lesson to Jordan students in Kelly Ganci’s Computer Programming 1 class on programming robots.    The students learned how to write programs to control the movements of the robot.  Osborn also told the students about the Duke-Durham Public Schools Robotics Program and the International RoboCupJunior competition.  Duke University sponsors a program through Durham Public Schools in which Duke University students mentor middle and high school student teams to learn to program robots.  "The objective of the program is to foster interest and competence in science, mathematics, and computers, while developing problem-solving skills and enabling creative thinking and design," says Mrs. Ganci.  The program starts at the end of January and runs through April.  Student teams meet every Thursday from 4-5:30pm at Durham School of the Arts.  Duke provides transportation to DSA based on student needs.  Jordan High School is currently recruiting students in order to form a Jordan Robotics team.  If you are interested, see Ms. Pulis in room 303, or Mrs. Ganci in room 301 for an application.  Applications are due by January 18th.  For more information on the program link to http://www.cs.duke.edu/robocup/