Skip to content. Students Get To. I heard it on the announcements, thought it was cool, and then just left it. My sister was the one who wanted to check it out.
The next meeting she heard about I was literally dragged from my lunch to the meeting. That has forever changed my life. I worked with an amazing group of dedicated and enthusiastic high school students every day to build this years robot.
Teams can get together for scrimmages as well, where teams participate, strategize, hone their skills, learn new technology, meet other teams, and have fun! Mentors or adult Volunteers meet with their team at least once per week during the build and competition season September - April. Many mature teams also meet throughout the school year, and some compete in off-season events during the summer.
You, your family, and your available free time can decide together how much time you can devote to the program. As a team member , the same applies. Students meet at least once per week from Mid-September through April. Like any sport or other after-school activity, the more time you invest, the better you will become at your task s.
Teams need all kinds of skills to succeed, so what are you good at? Chances are we have a job for you. Student and adult team members are encouraged to bring any skills they already have, like programming, electronics, metalworking, graphic design, web creation, public speaking, videography, and many more. FIRST Tech Challenge gives middle and high school students and their adult mentors the opportunity to work and create together to solve a common problem.
Teams are challenged to design and build a robot using a kit of parts and within a common set of rules to play a sophisticated field game. The robot game changes every season and is a blast! Class Pack: A larger, flexible curricular option for up to 24 students in the classroom or after-school programming. Students will create a robot and utilize tools for self-growth in technical skill development and engineering design.
Each semester of the course culminates in an event where students present what they've learned and use their robot to compete in a class mini-game. Learn more about Class Pack. Hard work pays off! Each team has professional mentors who volunteer and guide their team through the season, during which students team build, fund raise, refine skills, and build their robots, ending with a FIRST championship.
FTC operates throughout the school year, with teams forming and registering during the fall, with the season starting almost immediately afterwards. The competition season officially begins with a kickoff in September, where the season's challenge is given and the teams begin to design and build the robots to use in district and regional qualifiers from November through March.
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