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Lady Cans FRC #2881 struggled with balancing build season intensity, grades and the value of a mentor's time. We are beginning our 5th season and this schedule worked well for us last year.

Week #1 Kick Off & Design Process Sat-9am-9pm, Sun-noon-8pm,
M, T, W, Th, F 6:30-10pm
Sat 9am-9pm, Sun noon-8pm
Week #2 Th 6:30-10:00p, Fri 6:30-10:11pm, Sat 10am-9pm, Sun noon-8pm
Week #3 Same
Week #4 Same
Week #5 Same
Week #6 Mon-Friday 6:30-10pm
Saturday before B&T - 9am-6pm -a completed robot for Austin Robot Round Up scrimmage, Chairman's, Website, Animation and Video submitted on time.
Sunday before B&T - noon-8pm repairs & drivers practice.
Monday before B&T - 6:30-10pm drivers practice.
Tuesday of B&T - 6:30-10pm last drivers practice.

Saturday and Sunday are come & go as family life requires.

Lady Cans is a team of 20 girl scouts from 8 different middle, home & high schools in the Austin, Texas area.

In our rookie year, we did have a few meetings with more mentors than girls and we did have grumpy parents because the girls were not keeping up with grades, school activities, home responsibilities, etc.

This schedule keeps parents, teachers and mentors happy and puts the responsibility of time management on the girls.

Parts are ordered on Friday and arrive by Wednesday (Thank you AndyMark, McMaster).

Each year the team is different so ask me again at the end of build season to see how this schedule worked with the 2013 team and the 2013 challenge.

Susie
2158 ausTINCAN parent alumni
2881 Lady Cans girl scout leader