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Re: Help TEAM 19
[quote=KevnMajikskech Any way this year we’ve run into a problem; due to the fact that we are a school sponsored team we have to have a faculty advisor. Because of complications I won’t mention here we were unable to get a faculty advisor and our school had no choice but to shut down our team. However with the help of a teacher who volunteered we have managed to re-start the team.[/QUOTE]
I have lots of suggestions but no time to post them all now. I'll be back to you after shipping. We are a team that is 8 years old but went through a major restructuring 2 years ago with new teacher, new sponsors, many new students, if effect, reinventing the team. Some of the first things you need to do is get help for that teacher. The burnout factor is high for teachers. Make sure the school is behind you. Approach you administration with what you need. Get other teachers to help, even if they just come in a chaperone the team for a few hours during the build. We have English and French and math teachers who just come in so our teacher can take a break and then we ask them to write their impressions in a logbook. They are just amazed at what a bunch of students are willing to do in their "free" time.
Funding is the other big area. Write up a terrific sponsorship letter about who are you. Make sure it's proofread many times. The best way is if someone knows someone, but if not, target certain companies in your area. It's better if it is a company that can also provide you with some engineering help.
Later....
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