Workshop for Middle School FTC Teams in Michigan

[JNelson]

Code Red Robotics (FRC2771) is hosting a workshop for anyone interested in starting up a FIRST Tech Challenge team for Middle Schoolers in Michigan. It's a great way to serve that age group while bringing in resources that will strentghen your FRC program. If you are interested, please attend this free seminar:

Starting a Middle School FTC Team!
A Workshop for Mentors, Coaches & School Administrators
Saturday June 09, 2012 10:00am to 12:30pm

Code Red Robotics Build Space
921 47th St,
Wyoming, MI 45909

Come find out how to launch a successful and sustainable Middle School FTC team at this free workshop. Topics will include:


Registration and tournament info
Team management guidelines
Coach & mentor qualifications and time demands
Programming and Controls resources
Cost, budgeting and fund-raising tips
Where to find vital resources & updates
Q&A with area FTC coaches


FIRST Tech Challenge is a successful and proven program. At the 2012 Michigan Championship, Dean Kamen stated that he sees FTC as the perfect fit between FLL and FRC, and is thrilled to have FTC offered to Middle Schools in Michigan.

RSVP by June 01 to: FTC@coderedrobotics.com

Please let us know if you have any questions, and go FIRST!!

Thank you,

Coaching Staff
Code Red Robotics
Building Robots to Build Better People

[JNelson]

We are a getting a great response to the workshop, so please RSVP if you might be attending. This will help Code Red with planning for seating, parking and number of packets to print, etc.

There are some grant opportunities; so come learn more about that and other features of this program that can inspire Middle Schoolers to engage in STEM! There are many eager kids in that age group who are not being served.

To RSVP for the June 9th event, please contact FTC@coderedrobotics.com

Thank you!!

[techvikesmom]

A big thank you to Corey and Luke for coming to Hopkins Middle School with their FTC robot this past week!!!
We are excited to start a FTC Team in our middle school. We have a lot of interested students and looking for interested parents, teachers and mentors to get involved with our FRC team to make this happen.
We are attending this workshop. Thank you CODE RED Team 2771 for your support to our community.

[JNelson]

We'll pass that along to Corey and Luke. We are blessed to have those two on board to share their expertise and their passion for FIRST.

We love the Tech Vikes and are glad you'll have a contingent at the Workshop. See you then!

[JNelson]

FIRST in Michigan just confirmed that there are grants available for starting new Middle School FTC teams in Michigan. Come out to the workshop on June 09 to learn more on that, and get relevant information from Coaches and Students who were part of the pilot FTC season last year.

For event details, please see the earlier posts and let me know if you have any questions!

[ehochstein]

Will there be a live broadcast or recording of this event?

Thanks!

[JNelson]

Yes, we will present a live webcast of the workshop. I can't promise it will be pretty, but we will give it a shot. There will be link on our website, www.coderedrobotics.com by Saturday morning.

[Corey Oostveen]

Here is the link to the live webcast:
http://www.coderedrobotics.com/starting-a-middle-school-ftc-team

[ehochstein]

Thanks for posting!