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 [log in to unmask] 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 > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via > VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to > subscribe. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.