The Texas Workforce Commission along with Texas Governor Rick Perry, announced recently a $1 million investment from the Texas Workforce Commission to expand statewide student participation in robotics education programs.
Read more here: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/13937/
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) has announced that their World Championship held in April each year will be moving after this competition season!
The 2011, 2012, and 2013 Championships will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, according to recent reports from FIRST.
To learn more about the move and the FIRST organization, check out this press release. http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/content.aspx?id=15777
Congratulations to Intermediate School 98 Herman Ridder's FIRST LEGO League Team for being selected as an official participant in the FLL Asian Open Championship! The event will be held April 27-29 in Tokyo, Japan!
The IS 98 team is one of two FLL teams from the United States to be invited to the Championship. The students competed at the international Nano Robotics Competition in Atlanta, Georgia, after winning the NYC FLL Championships last January.
In Atlanta, IS 98 was the only U.S. inner city LEGO robotics team among the 90+ teams from the U.S. and around the world. The team feels extremely honored to be invited to participate in the FLL Asian Open Championship and will do their best to represent New York City and the United States in the event!
For more information about FIRST LEGO League, visit www.firstLEGOleague.org
An international program for children ages 9-14 (9-16 in Europe) that combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program with a sports-like atmosphere. Teams consist of up to 10 players with the focus on such things as team building, problem solving, creativity, and analytical thinking. Each September, a new Challenge is unveiled to FLL International teams across the world. Over the course of 8 weeks, they stragegize, design, build, program, test and refine a fully autonomous robot capable of completing the various missions of the FLL International "Robot Game" Using the LEGO MINDSTORMS™ technology. They also search the web, talk to scientists, visit the library and develop compelling presentations based on the FLL International "Research Assignment", which relates to a problem or opportunity facing the world today.
When children build and experiment, they live the entire process of creating ideas, solving problems, and overcoming obstacles. The FIRST LEGO League International program meets children where they are and helps to shape a positive perception of science and technology. We believe that children’s natural curiosity and creativity are critical qualities to envisioning possibilities and developing innovative solutions to challenging technology problems and opportunities. We therefore strive to strengthen their inherent motivation to learn in new ways.
The above information is taken from www.firstlegoleague.org.