1) Congratulations to all of
our teams – we have finished the official NorCal FLL Season. We
have several upcoming post season opportunities.
NorCal
FLL Innovation Expo: We are accepting
self-nominations along with the “Innovation Candidate” teams
nominated from November Reg
Form & Pay.
NorCal
FLL Cup (post season competition) – March 4 at San Francisco’s
iHangar: If needed, we will give preference to
registered teams that did not attend a qualifier this season.
Reg
Form & Pay.
Bay Area Maker’s Faire demo opportunities – May 19-21 stay tuned for more details
Weekly FLL Youth Summer Camps at The Play Space in San Jose June-August. Registration details will be posted on theplayspace.org by early March
Animal Allies FLL
championship rubrics have NOT been mailed yet - will start
reviewing / mailing soon
2) Aging out
of FLL? Interested in learning more about FIRST Tech
Challenge and/or FIRST Robotics Competition?
NorCal
FIRST Tech Challenge Championship this weekend
at Newark Memorial HS. A great way to learn more is to
volunteer as a judge or similar key role! We still need many
volunteers on Saturday (team judging and robot inspectors)
as well as Sunday (all roles). Learn more
about volunteering
FIRST
Robotics Competition - Regional Tournaments coming up!
Best days to visit: Central Valley 3/11-3/12, San
Francisco 3/18-3/19, Sacramento 3/24-3/25, Silicon Valley
3/31-4/1
3) 2017 HYDRO DYNAMICS
FLL Team Registration opens in early May !
4) Playing At
Learning has several openings including a FIRST AmeriCorps
VISTA!
5) Playing At
Learning is expanding its Board of Directors and we are
seeking adults that are passionate about FIRST programs
and is interested in contributing at a strategic level as
Playing At Learning evolves to handle the team growth.
Questions - feel free to email f...@playingatlearning.org
6) Did you know that Playing At Learning is a
501(c)(3) public charity - About Us
. Please keep us in mind for your charitable
donations - Donation Link
. Playing At Learning does not receive
funding from FIRST - we are an independent
nonprofit
. We rely on donations (including matching
grants and volunteer hours) from individuals like you
. Use Amazon? Add Playing At Learning as your
charity and start from smile.amazon.com
. Shop at Lucky, SaveMart or FoodMaxx, goto escrip.com/shares and
add Playing At Learning
Regards, Jill
Jill Wilker, Playing At Learning, an educational
501(c)(3) nonprofit
Northern California program partners for FIRST® LEGO®
League and FIRST® Tech Challenge and FIRST®
LEGO® League Jr
(510) 656-8664 www.playingatlearning.org