Upcoming Events
- Suffield Scrimmage: February 14th 2009
- Lake Garda Elementary: March 20th 2009
- Manchester Head Start: April 2nd 2009
- Webster Hill (West Hatford): April 23rd 2009
Locations
Places Gizmo Has Recently Toured
March 6, 2008
Manchester Head Start: My Daddy and Me Night - Robertson Elementary School, Manchester, CT.
A full Dream FIRST event in partnership with 3 early education organizations: Manchester Head Start, Manchester Early Learning Center, and Vernon Head Start. Team 178 was invited to present Dream FIRST to this 3 & 4 year old group who attended with their Dads. This was a breakthrough event for Dream FIRST and solidly confirmed that we can be that initial FIRST stepping stone into Robotics.
April 4, 2008
Lake Garda Elementary School Science Fair in Burlington, CT.
This is the second invitation that was extended to Team 178. Dream FIRST presented its initiative to over 250 students and their families at the Friday evening science fair. Lake Garda is the largest elementary school in the state of CT and they consider the Dream FIRST event their "event of the year". This event was unique since four different aspects of FIRST were represented. There were stations for FLL, FTC, and FRC along with traditional Dream FIRST stations.
May 3, 2008
Dream FIRST at Borders Book Store in Farmington, CT
Borders Book Store graciously agreed to host a large Dream FIRST event. Team 178 publicized the event weeks in advance, and succeeded in attracting over 30 children and their families, further establishing Team 178's prominent role in the community.
May 29, 2008
Dream FIRST at Union Elementary School in Farmington, CT
The team ran an extremely successful Level 5 Dream FIRST event at Union School. A large number of kids participated, and many displayed interest in joining the JFLL team in West Woods Upper Elementary. This event also brought Team 178 one step closer to its goal of holding Dream FIRST events at all four of Farmington's elementary schools.
July 12, 2008
Camp Tadma Cub Scouts in Bozrah, CT.
The team was invited back for a second year to run a Dream FIRST event during a camping session for Cub Scouts and their parents. They were encouraged to come in on a Saturday afternoon during a time period of about 2-3 hours to participate in Dream FIRST activities at their leisure. Ten families participated, and two children ages 7 and 9 were interested enough in the Dream FIRST books to beta-read the second book and give feedback to team members. Some of the activities included reading the Dream FIRST book, the compass and pulley science experiments, face painting, LEGO building, and driving the VEX robots.