My Students

Imagine the excitement of building your first robot and watching it turn and stack blocks. However, girls with limited engineering and programming experience have a more difficult time getting a spot on the robotics team and the spots often go to boys.

Competing for a limited amount of spots on a school robotics team can be intimidating for girls who have limited experience with engineering and programming.

The fifth grade girls would benefit from a non-competitive robotics club where they could learn math and science concepts in a hands on, fun, and engaging way. Then in sixth grade, when they can compete for spaces on the robotics team, they will have the confidence to apply and the skills to succeed. These girls attend a small, rural school and therefore do not have as many enrichment options as children may have at larger schools. The robotics team would be a great way to get them involved in the school and excited about careers in Science.

My Project

We are requesting two robotics kits to start our girls robotics club. The kits include everything we need to build and program the robots. There is also enough hardware to make a variety of different robots that can complete increasingly difficult tasks.

Please help these girls have meaningful (and exciting) experiences in the areas of math and science before they begin to believe that these opportunities are for their male peers and not them.