Making an Impact
Community is key, and we strive to give back
Our STEAM Classes
To continue our desire to make an impact on our community as we combat the pandemic, our team has hosted STEAM classes. Through our exhaustive classes, we aim to foster an interest in STEAM as well as the core values of FIRST in the next generation of bright minds. Feel free to contact us and keep an eye out for when we resume conducting classes!
Competitive Mathematics
40 students taught
In our 6-week comprehensive competitive math course (that we conducted independently), we focused on covering all the important concepts required to ace the AMC 8 –the most prestigious international mathematics competition for elementary and middle school students– as a way of sharing our fascination for the sheer complexity and beauty of mathematics while helping our class of 40 students build their mathematical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
Python Programming with Art
280 students taught
Through our partnership with the SEWA Bay Area ASPIRE International program, we were able to conduct our 5-week Drawing with Python class where we taught underprivileged children the fundamentals of programming and drawing with Python and introduced them to the intriguing world of computer programming while inspiring our class of 200 students to pursue a career in STEM.
Introduction to Robotics
180 students taught
We conducted 4 workshops (with 20 different students participating in each) to get young students familiar with fundamental engineering concepts and acquainted with basic robotics skills. In addition, we introduced them to the world of FIRST and competitive robotics. These extensive workshops were conducted in collaboration with the Sewa International Bay Area ASPIRE program. We host similar recurring workshops at Ardenwood Elementary School.
Block-Based Coding
130 students taught
In collaboration with the Newark Library, we taught Scratch to 30 students who were new to the U.S. and learning English. We started by explaining the basics of programming and its numerous applications. Then, we complied curricula to provide a comprehensive course on programming with Scratch. Finally, we individually guided them to create their own game using the coding language. We hosted similar classes at Forest Park Elementary School in an intensive 6-week course.
MOEMS Preparation Series
30 students taught
We conducted 4 classes at the Centerville Library. In each class we covered an important mathematical concept that is crucial to obtain a good score on the Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS). We also solved practice problems from past sample tests after each class to better understand the concepts’ applications on the actual exam.
AMC 8 Preparation Series
30 students taught
We hosted a series of workshops to prepare middle school students for the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) 8. We also taught strategies to get a better score on the test, while teaching students how to apply similar strategies and core mathematical concepts to other competitive math competitions such as the AMC 10/12, Math Kanagaroo, Math League, MOEMS, and MATHCOUNTS.
Sharing Our Knowledge
Our Blog
Our blog posts have been instrumental to other rookie teams and hobby roboticists. We teach the fundamentals of CAD, autonomous software, and mechanics to succeed in FRC through our posts.
Our Self-Taught Python Crash Course
Our self-taught Python course server as a crash course for young students who want to learn the popular programming language.