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I'd be happy to speak with you, feel free to give me a call next week.  I
have a FTC competition tomorrow so I'll be brief.  I run the Nova Labs
Robotics program (http://robotics.nova-labs.org/).  Check out some info
about our program history here: http://robotics.nova-labs.org/about/.
 Basically, this is our 5th year, began as a group of parents and has just
recently merged with a NoVA maker-space: (http://nova-labs.org/)   School
programs are tough since they don't compensate the teachers to stay any
longer.  Afterschool for-profit options are expensive.  Hopefully you've
heard of a maker-space, it's the perfect partnership.  I'll explain more
later need to wake up at 4am.

Thanks,

Tom Welsh
Nova Labs Robotics (formerly Herndon Robotics) - Founder/Head Coach
FLL & FTC Robotics Teams
http://robotics.nova-labs.org
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703-481-3696 home


On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Sabrina Hsu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello.  I am interested in gathering some information on how FLL and JrFLL
> programs are offered through the schools in our area - in particular
> NoVa-DC-
> MD area.  I am interested mainly in how things would work with a public
> school (ex. how to set up, how to finance, how to run them, etc.).
>
> Are there any school based teams from Fairfax County Public School (FCPS)
> system?  Any other school districts, like Loudoun, Arlington, or other?
>  How
> are the programs run logistically?
>
> I have heard that you can offer the programs as an after-school activity
> option
> via the PTA or PTO with their oversight with parent volunteers.  If your
> school
> is such case, typically how are funds raised?  Or are the costs more or
> less
> assumed to be borne by individual members who sign up?  How does that
> work out when team members don't work out or drop out and leave? (with
> respect to fees paid and the materials purchased).
>
> Are there schools who offer FLL and or JrFLL programs as part of school
> curriculum?  Or as school sponsored clubs that supplement the curriculum?
> Or
> teachers who run it as coaches or other?
>
> Thank you in advance for any advice or comments you can share.  I'm
> researching this for a discussion to be held with our school's key members.
> We are a FCPS ES or K-6 school in Fairfax.  There seems to be an increase
> of
> interest in STEM at our school generally speaking.  The school recently
> held its
> first science fair (well received) as well as offered a LEGO robotics camp
> (by
> an outside vendor) as an after school activity via the PTA, and the camp
> filled
> up rather quickly and surprisingly.
>
> Thanks again.  Please feel free to contact offlist as well; I can be
> reached via
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Best,
> Sabrina
>
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