2023/2024 USC Middle School Competitive Robotics Interest (FLL)
Wed, Aug 30
|Fort Couch Middle School LGI
New for 2023/2024, USC is offering a competitive robotics experience for 5th-8th grade students using the FLL platform.
Time & Location
Aug 30, 2023, 5:00 PM
Fort Couch Middle School LGI, 515 Fort Couch Rd, Upper St Clair, PA 15241, USA
About the event
For the 2023/2024 school year, we have modified the middle school competitive robotics opportunities. Interested parents and students should attend an informational meeting on Thursday, September 7th from 6-7 PM in the Upper St Clair High School Resource Center off of the main Academic Entrance to learn more.
Allow 5th-8th graders to participate. 5th & 6th graders may join a Boyce level FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge team while 7th & 8th graders join a Fort Couch level FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge team.
Create a framework to allow students to invest more time. Extend the amount of practice time for the competitive teams by moving meetings to evenings/weekends.
In order to accommodate the large interest in robotics competitions, teams are now required to have a volunteer parent coach who will need to complete USC School District clearance, FIRST Robotics clearances & training, and be school board approved. These coaches,…