Michelle, I am so glad you are finding local help! FLL is such a great community with so many helpful folks! Please reach out if we can also help you via Skype or over email! Best, Sonya On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 4:59 PM, Michelle Fisher <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > YAY! Great! We are having our first meeting on April 19. We don't even > have our robot yet. Do you have any suggestions for buying the robot? > > Could we meet in May or maybe at the end of our first mtng in April? > > Michelle > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Zhuming Ai <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Michelle, >> >> I am coaching the team El Twaga, we are also in Oakton. I am sure our >> boys would love to talk to your team. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Zhuming Ai >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Michelle Fisher <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> > Hi Sonya, >> > Our team is new and just forming. We really need help. We live in >> Oakton, >> > VA which is in Fairfax COunty. DO you know of a team that could help? >> > >> > In advance, thank you >> > Michelle >> > >> > On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 3:02 PM, Sonya Shaver <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Pranita, >> >> Where are you located? We would love to come and help you. My team >> >> members have experience teaching other kids about programming, and we >> would >> >> be happy to spend an afternoon with you some time over the summer. If >> it >> >> doesn't work out for us to meet in person, or if it is too far for us >> to >> >> come, we could set something up over Skype. We live in Harrisonburg. >> Let >> >> us know! We would love to help. >> >> >> >> Also, there are some great programming opportunities over the summer >> that >> >> your team members might be able to participate in. In Harrisonburg, >> we have >> >> several camps through the Learning Can Be Fun summer program at our >> local >> >> community college, Blue Ridge Community College. Last summer, JMU >> offered >> >> an advanced robotics programming camp. I haven't heard yet if they >> will be >> >> offering that again, but I am sure information will be posted here. >> Shari >> >> Robinson's team in Richmond, the Lord of the Bricks, recently posted >> here >> >> about some summer workshops in Richmond. >> >> >> >> Let us know where you are located, and maybe others can chime in with >> >> summer camps in your area. >> >> >> >> Good luck! >> >> Sonya Shaver >> >> Coach of the Brick Dawgs, the Robots Who Say Ni (FTC team) and >> formerly, >> >> the Nanobots! >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 2:13 PM, groverf <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> It has been a wonderful experience working with kids for past two >> years >> >>> and reading helpful information on this list. Unfortunately it is >> >>> disappointing to see that it has been extremely difficult to find >> mentors to >> >>> help with programming as well as building in our area. I tried >> sending out >> >>> emails to veteran team members but never received responses from >> people I >> >>> contacted so far. This is an effort to reach out to a larger group to >> see if >> >>> anyone would be willing to come and spend some time with my team over >> the >> >>> summer break or anytime before next season kicks off. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks, Pranita >> >>> >> >>> -- 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. 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