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Welcome to the VEX IQ
Robotics Competition Team
of ckingknowledge Institute

Trophy-winning versatile engineers who advance humanity.

2025-2026 Season

Registration is now open!!!

Robots & Coding Competition Team

For Ages 9-15    |    School Year 2025 - 2026

🚀 Full-Year Engineering Experience
Join the team to immerse your child in building, programming, and competing with VEX IQ robotics from now through May 2026.  Registration closes 30 November 2025.
 

What’s Included:

  • No experience needed

  • Afro-Centric staff & culture

  • Build, program, and compete in VEX IQ Robotics Challenges

  • Self-confidence, engineering, and social skills growth

  • Preparation to be an engineer, executive, or entrepreneur

 
 

🗓 Practice & Competition Schedule
 

Weekly Practices

  • Pick one day: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday

  • Drop-in between 5:00–7:30 PM

  • Triangle Teams of 3 choose arrival/departure times

 

Optional Scrimmages

  • Fridays, 5:00–7:30 PM

 

Monthly Tournaments

  • One Saturday per month

  • 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

  • Hosted at ckingknowledge Institute and schools across Metro Detroit

 


🛠 Skills & Curriculum
 

Skills Learned:

  • Multi-physics engineering

  • Social-emotional awareness

  • Teamwork & collaboration

  • Communication

 

Curriculums Delivered:

  • Robots & Coding 1+2

  • Self-Confidence Curriculum

  • Anxiety Control Tools

  • Social-Emotional Curriculum

 


💲 Tuition & Location

  • $219/month per student (12-month financing)

  • Location:
    ckingknowledge Institute
    29433 Southfield Road, Suite 112
    Southfield, MI 48076

 


🌍 Why Choose Us?
Your child will be able to solve any problem they encounter in the changing future using the lessons from our programs.  By 18 years old, your child will be prepared to work full time as an engineer, executive, or entrepreneur.

Last updated: 2025.November.7.Friday

How to sign up?

  1. Complete the Registration Form using the Register Here button on this page.

  2. Pay a deposit of $219 online at https://www.ckingknowledge.org/donate  Please include your student(s) names in the Note.  Check the box for “Write us a comment” and type your student’s name.  You will receive a ‘Welcome to the Team!’ email as confirmation that the completed Registration Form and Deposit have been received.

2024-2025 Season

2024-2025 Season was cancelled due to lack of enrollment.  We needed at least 18 students, and only 9 students committed by the time we needed to sign a lease for our Laboratory space.  

2023-2024 Season

2023-2024 Season was skipped due to lack of location for practices

2022-2023 Season

2021-2022 Season

2020-2021 Season

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