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Professional Development Advocacy
An important part of reaching out is promoting to community leaders, so we’ve challenged ourselves to ‘reach up’ and advocate for STEM and CTE courses.
Our team visited our district’s Professional Development Center to promote robotics and STEM education. We met with Grapevine and Colleyville Chambers of Commerce. presented to local officials and businesses about FTC and robotics, promoted engineering classes.
Attendees had a great time learning how to operate drones and robots, and were presented with custom printed gifts!
A&G Tournament & Meet Hosting
We hosted the largest FTC tournament in the metroplex, with 36 teams participating; the A&G Tournament was supported by our generous sponsors and contributors: GCISD, Costco, and First in Texas. We had many wonderful student volunteers take time out of their day to help us, which allowed us to introduce them to robotics and spread interest to the student body.
We also had the opportunity to host 3 league meets with the largest league in North Texas, hosting 19 teams in the G league! During the events, we had the opportunity to connect with other teams, helping our team grow and improve teamwork, communication, and morale.
Mentoring Rookie FTC & FLL Teams
Last year, our team had the privilege to mentor 2 brand-new FTC teams — Grapevine Robotics (27860) and Devious Robotics Gang (27862) — helping them to learn the ropes and get accustomed to the FTC experience. We also mentored local middle school students in FLL, guided them in designing, building, and programming their robots to promote STEM education.
Elementary & Middle School Visits
The Mustangs visited Colleyville Elementary, Bransford Elementary, Silverlake Elementary, OC Taylor Elementary, and Heritage Middle, promoting engineering to students who had a chance to fly drones and drive Spheros. We gave a presentation to to educate young students about FTC Robotics and spread awareness of our team, and we also demonstrated our robot, flew drones, and drove Spheros. We let the students have their share of fun with the technology as well :)
High School CTE Experience
An important part of our outreach is getting students in our own district excited about robotics! To promote our CTE program, we introduced engineering pathways of courses and practicums to 8th graders and showcased our robotics workshop, inspiring STEAM and engineering careers.
Girl Scouts Troop 1482 Visit
We visited Girl Scouts to promote education in scientific and engineering fields; our team presented engaging material to encourage female representation in STEAM, showcased our female engineers, presented our robot and demonstrated how it works, and gave them the opportunity to design and suggest their own robot attachments. Overall it was a great opportunity to get more young minds interested in robotics!
G.E.A.R.S. & Society of Women’s Engineers
Our team was invited by the KCAL Gears FTC Team to observe their affiliate meeting for Society of Women’s Engineers. We explored networking and career preparation with female engineers, business owners, and interviewers, and were also able to start our own chapter at GHS!
The Giving Machine
Last November, our team put together an engaging holiday activity emphasizing STEM values like creativity and discovery. The kids were able to work with simple circuitry by putting together a small battery and light bulb to make a decorated ornament. We also displayed our robot at this event and drove it around to encourage more exploration into STEM activities.
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