Philadelphia Robotics Coalition

WTS Philadelphia has a scholarship available for high school women interested in pursuing a career in transportation science. Apply by October 16. https://www.wtsinternational.org//philadelphia/scholarships

Central High School's RoboLancers welcomed new recruits by creating memes together. How is your team coming together during remote learning?

Attention Teachers: The Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem Professional Development Workgroup along with many STEM professional development providers are eager to ascertain the professional development needs around online teaching and learning so that they can begin to offer what best suits teacher’s needs. They are asking teachers and educators of all grade levels to complete this 5-minute survey. You can find the survey at https://forms.gle/Gfe2EsNZ5A4nHmPh9. The survey is open through September 28, 2020.

Sharing an opportunity from Exelon: Calling all high school aged young women in the Philadelphia area! Join our Student Mentors in a light hearted engineering challenge to make the most efficient rubber band race car. We'll send you the materials you'll need to create your racer. Participants must have computer and internet access and be interested in fully participating in the Zoom session by sharing video, Sunday, October 4, 3:005:00pm. ... Register by September 24th so they can ship you materials. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event Afterward, send the Coalition a selfie with your racer, and we'll share it here!

This afternoon’s Coach Focus Group completed a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) as part of the Coalition’s mini strategic planning process, led by Melinda Steffy of Concentric Strategy.

Philadelphia schools are preparing for an all-virtual start to the school year, and Coalition coaches are committed to preparing virtual robotics programming to continue our mission. [Photo: Eleven Coalition coaches and staff members discuss virtual program options via Zoom.]

PA FIRST Robotics has announced their plan for a largely remote FIRST Tech Challenge season. The 20-21 season will look different from usual, but we’re all committed to making it work in Philadelphia and across the Commonwealth. http://www.ftcpenn.org/ftc/2020-2021-season/season-overview

On February 25th, FTC Team 5230 Gold and Girls High's Team 8480 Technobots competed at the Pennsylvania FTC Championship at York, PA. Even though both were not able to advance to the East Super-Regional Championship, they both put in a tremendous amount of effort and hard work at the competition! Congratulations to all the teams that will advance to the Super Regional and we hope to see you on the field next time!