Supported by school or sponsor?

[CarterM]

Unions and Laziness, They don't realize that these clubs are the future generations. That's all there is to it!!!!


btw, Robotics is much cooler than Sports, They just don't realize it.

[scottydoh]

Originally Posted by CarterM

Unions and Laziness, They don't realize that these clubs are the future generations. That's all there is to it!!!!


btw, Robotics is much cooler than Sports, They just don't realize it.

I completely agree

[Mr. Van]

Originally Posted by CarterM

Unions and Laziness, They don't realize that these clubs are the future generations. That's all there is to it!!!!

Be careful with blanket statements like this. What evidence do you have that your school faculty is lazy? Why would you say that "Unions" are the reason that schools do not support robotics teams?

I would suggest that many of the faculty sponsors in FIRST are in a union - and glad of it.

I would suggest that one reason schools do not support robotics teams is that they can't find a faculty member who is able to donate the hundreds of hours above and beyond the call of their already difficult jobs. Another reason might be liability. A third obvious reason is cost. How many school activities have a cost/student ratio anywhere as high as FRC?

For those who get "nothing more than a working space" - consider the cost of that space if you had to rent it and pay the utility bills.

We are very, very fortunate to have a great deal of support from our school and administration. It took years and years of work, but it has been worth it.

-Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox

[Lkr220]

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District has always been very supportive of Team 1676. They've always allowed us to use the Tech Lab and Autoshop for building purposes, and we're allowed to stay pretty late (they kick us out around 11:30/12). Last year they started to financially support the team as well.

Because of all that, they are our biggest sponsor/supporter. Then we have corporate sponsors such as KPMG and Dassault Falcon Jet that monetarily support us. All in all I think we have around 15 companies that sponsor us in some way...our website has a more detailed breakdown.

[IndySam]

After reading this thread I feel very fortunate to have our school behind us.

They provide us meeting space, a full machine shop, and stipends for two teachers. They also give us a nice budget to spend on robot parts, transportation and great moral support.

We have always had a good relationship with the school but since forming our parents group it has gotten even stronger. You would be surprised what a group of parents can get when they ask nicely.

We also couldn't participate in this program without the generous donations of our sponsors; Proportion Air, Rolls Royce, Indiana Department of Workforce Development and numerous smaller sponsors.