2014 FLL season is upon us along with a few 2013 upcoming demo
opportunities.
First off, a very big congratulations to the 4 NorCal FLL teams on
being great representatives at the 2013-2014 season FLL World
Festival in St. Louis, held concurrently with the FTC and FRC
Championships.
Team M from San Mateo won a 1st place
Robot Design-Programming award and
Phoenix Fury from Folsom
won 3rd place Core Values-Inspiration and their mentor won
Outstanding Youth Mentor - Akshay Rathish. Way to Go!
JrFLL
Award List FLL
Award List FTC
Award List FRC
Award List
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1. May 5:
2014 FLL Team Registration opens this
Monday, 5/5.
New
Registration System and more importantly,
new
processes! FLL Team numbers are also permanent starting
this season.
Info
send out in April from FIRST HQ
2.
May
17&18 Bay Area Maker Faire demos! We are
coordinating FLL demos/exhibit. Learn more
3.
May
31 afternoon: Garage Sale (all FIRST programs including
FLL kits) - PLUS FIRST-oriented craft fair. Learn more
4. June 1st morning: Seeking a FLL team to
demo their
robot and answer questions about their project at Jr FLL Expo in San
Jose between 9:45am to ~12:15pm.
Email me if you are able
to do this.
5.
June
1st afternoon: Second Annual FLL Project Symposium -
share your team's winning project. Learn more
6.
June
8: Open House at The Play Space - Highlights will include
having every single FLL Challenge set up for viewing. We have
every year starting from Volcanic Panic in 2000 to 2013's Nature's Fury. RSVP please
7.
June
21: Want to help Playing At Learning be more effective
and plan for the next 1k teams? Join us for a
brainstorming/strategy meeting in San Jose on Saturday 6/21
starting at 5pm. RSVP please.
8. Thursday, June 26: Looking for 1 or 2 FLL teams to
demo
at
INTEL Santa Clara on 6/26 10-2. Preference to a team
that has a connection to an Intel employee.
Email me if you
are able to do this.
9.
Weekly
FLL-oriented Youth Summer Camps at The Play Space in San
Jose starting 6/24.
10. Mark your calendars: June 28 10-4: Introduction to FLL
Coaching & LEGO Mindstorms Overview. Sign up link coming soon on
www.norcalfll.org site
11. The review and mailing of the remaining 2013 season Championship Rubric sheets
is almost done - will finish and get all mailed out soon. I
haven't forgotten. [see item #7 above]
Did you know
that Playing At Learning is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity
. Please keep us in mind for your charitable
donations -
Donation
Link
. Playing At Learning does not receive funding
from FIRST
. We rely on donations from individuals and
companies
. We have 3 part-time volunteer "staff" managing
~750 teams across 3 programs.
. We could support you and your team so much
better & do more if we had more resources.
Regards,
Jill
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Jill Wilker, Playing At Learning, an independent, all-volunteer,
educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit
(510) 656-8664 www.playingatlearning.org
f...@playingatlearning.org
Northern California partner for Jr. FIRST® LEGO® League, FIRST®
LEGO® League and FIRST® Tech Challenge
www.norcaljrfll.org www.norcalfll.org www.norcalftc.org
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