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Beak Squad Robotics - US 7-8

Grade Levels:	7-8
Purpose:	The FIRST Robotics program is a unique experience that exposes students to not only engineering, designing, building and programming, but also to marketing, brand identities, website development, publicity, and more! FTC provides students with real-world engineering challenges in a unique team setting to learn collaboration and problem solving as well as design and programming skills. Student teams design, build, program, and operate robots to play a floor game in an alliance format. Teams, including coaches and mentors, develop strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles. It’s “More Than Robots”!
Months:	July: FTC Robotics Camp - Learn basic programming and construction skills, solidify understanding of the engineering design process, and participate in outreach events. (Like athletics, students who attend summer camp will be better equipped to play significant roles during competition season.) Summer: Team Building and Outreach Events for interested students August-March: FTC Robotics Competition Team
Practice Schedule:	FTC Robotics Competition Team Mondays & Thursdays – 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - work sessions Saturdays – 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - team meetings Practice dates and times will vary based on team role. Most team members attend two days per week – one work session + weekly team meeting. Additional practice time is required to prepare for competitions. Check TeamSnap for current meeting info.
Practice Location:	Founders' Campus Innovation Space and other sites determined by team coaches
Competition Schedule:	Regional competitions: 2 weekends in December, January, and/or February Championship Tournaments for qualifying teams: February and/or March
Cost and Anticipated # of Students:	FTC Robotics Camp: $250 20 students FTC Robotics Competition Team: $300 FIRST limits team to 15 members; competition team members will be determined based on participation, initiative, and contributions during the pre-season.
Expected Parent Involvement:	Parent/mentor support is welcomed to ensure success! No previous experience is needed, just an interest in participating!
Notes:	Competition team members are expected to participate in all aspects of the program Find more information at OHIO FTC and FIRST Inspires Many area high schools have FTC teams so we compete against 7-12 graders
Coach / Contact Info:	Adam.Cool@chca-oh.org Hope Manning, Parent
Important Dates:	08/18/23 - Online Registration opens 08/19/23 - Competition Team meetings begin 10/01/23 at 11:59 p.m. - Competition Team registration closes July 2024: - FTC Robotics Camp REGISTER WITH CHCA

Did You Know?

CHCA is Internationally Ranked in Robotics and the ONLY area school that offers a curricular and extracurricular progression of robotics for students from Grade 3-12.

More about Robotics at CHCAwww.chca-oh.org/Robotics