FIRST® Tech Challenge
Saturday February 11, 2023
Champlain Valley Union High School | Hinesburg, VT
FIRST® Tech Challenge is an exciting, fun, global robotics program for students in grades 7-12. Teams are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robot to compete in an alliance format with and again other teams. The standard robot kit is reusable and can be programmed using a variety of java-based programming languages. Teams compete on and off the playing field for awards that celebrate robot design and performance, community outreach, Gracious Professionalism,® and sharing and spreading FIRST in their communities. Being on a FIRST team empowers students to:
• Think, explore, and project plan like scientists and engineers
• Have a fun, creative, and hands on STEAM experience
• Experiment, iterate, and overcome obstacles
• Apply real life math and science skills
• Build self-esteem and confidence
• 90% of participating students report learning how STEM can solve real world problems
