We’ve scheduled 6 robotics cohorts in Haiti for summer 2026

This month, we reviewed and revised the GEAR Lab calendar. After running the pilot, our team decided that holding sessions over seven consecutive days works better than spreading them across four separate weekends, as the weekend model introduced too many disruptions and increased the chance of students not finishing the course.

We have set dates for six cohorts running from June to September: 15 to 21 June, 29 June to 5 July, 13 to 19 July, 16 to 23 August, 7 to 13 September, and 21 to 27 September. We will open applications in the coming weeks to recruit all cohorts at once.

We also recently received a donation of 20 laptops from an individual in the US, which we plan to use for GEAR Lab sessions. The laptops have been shipped to our logistics partner in Florida and we are arranging transport to Haiti.

No funds were spent this period. We are assessing materials from the pilot to reuse as many robot kits as possible and will order new materials in the next few weeks as needed.