Thread: Engaging women in FIRST
View Single Post
  #8   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 23-03-2012, 20:05
tsaksa's Avatar
tsaksa tsaksa is offline
Registered User
FRC #0997 (CHS Robotics)
Team Role: Mentor
  
Join Date: Jul 2011
Rookie Year: 2011
Location: Corvallis Oregon
Posts: 203
tsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond reputetsaksa has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Engaging women in FIRST
Quote:
Originally Posted by Taylor1023 View Post
Our team has tried several programs to get more girls involved in FIRST.

Probably the most successful way that I've seen is starting girls in robotics in elementary school. We had a few all girl or mostly girl FLL and JFLL teams last year. I started robotics when I was ten and have followed FIRST from FLL to FTC to FRC. This year we're considering doing a sort of "summer camp" and hopefully we'll have a nice turnout of girls.
Excellent point. And I do know that our team needs to do more outreach. We are lucky to have several female students right now that make excellent role models. It would be a shame not to take advantage of that.
__________________
This is the zeroth day of the rest of your life.
Reply With Quote