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Welcome to the Event Partner Summit. July 10, 2013. Mission & Vision: What We Do.
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Welcome to theEvent Partner Summit July 10, 2013
Mission & Vision: What We Do Robotics Education & Competition Foundationseeks to increase student interest and involvement in STEM by engaging them in hands-on, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs worldwide.
REC Foundation’s STEM Pipeline A Comprehensive Learning Platform from K to College C++ Linux Workforce Elementary Middle School High School Post Secondary
Network of Partners Curriculumpartners Eventpartners Post-secondaryeducation Extracurricularproviders Government Industry K-12educatorsandadministrators
Team Growth by Program Total Number of Teams by Year 7336 2581 2528 348 1050 2012-13
Total Number of Teams 2012-2013 Year
Largestclassroom-based robotics competition program in the world Affordable, Accessible, Educational, Do-able, Safe, Classroom & Competition, Life Skills Over 7,300 teams competing in theofficial 2012/2013 Season Over 7,300schools using theVEX Robotics Platform Over 4,800registered teams in 2011/2012 season Over 1,000 additionalteams are using VEX inother programs Developingpipeline from middle school to high school to college 67% of teamsin High School 23% of teamsin Middle School 6% of teamsin Elementary School 4% of teams inCollege Challenge
VEX Robotics Competition April 17 -20, 2013
VEX Classroom Partners and many more…
News & Program Updates • Adding new regional sponsors, partners and staff • VEX IQ Challenge • State / National / World Championships • Team grants: • Expanded partnership with Northrop Grumman Foundation • Texas Workforce Commission Grant • REC Foundation Scholarship Program • Nearly $1 million and growing • Top colleges, universities and corporate partners
New Resources • Layout Templates • 2013 Re-cap Video • State Program Book • Awards Certificates • PR materials • More to come…
REC FoundationProvides Great OnlineResources: & Roboticseducation.org RobotEvents.com Promote STEM events Serve Multiple Programs Community Forums Online Registration Online Challenges Global Reach Map Search Team Grants Scholarship Program Educator & ParticipantResources Sponsors & Partners STEM Hall of Fame Contact Information
Team Growth by Program Total Number of Teams by Year
2011/2012 Competition Impact 23 countries 302 events 6,000 teams 85,000 students Note: Using REC Foundation total population including VEX.
2012/2013 23 25+ countries 302 400+ events 6,000 7,336 teams 85,000 100,000* students Note: Using REC Foundation total population including VEX.