Fall/Winter Robotics Season Ends on Winning Note for Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is proud to share a space where girls can explore their interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. Our committment to providing opportunities in these areas includes a long legacy of fielding robotics teams where girls take the lead. This history includes participation in FIRST Robotics, which combines "the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology." The 2023 Fall/Winter FIRST season was another year that local Girl Scouts showed their excellence.
Two local Girl Scout Robotics Teams won awards at the FIRST LEGO League Challege State Tournament held January 28 at University of Illinois.
Gear Girls were a Champions Finalist at the event. In addition, Minecraft Bees won the Team Spirit Award, which "celebrates extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit through exceptional partnership and teamwork."
FIRST LEGO League Challenge is an international competition that engages elementary and middle school students in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering. Teams build and program a LEGO robot that navigates missions in a robot game, while also conducting and presenting an extensive research project.
FIRST TECH CHALLENGE
In FIRST Tech Challenge, students in grades 7-12 learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams.
At FIRST Tech Challenge Regionals on February 11 in Maryville, acclaimed GSofSI team P3 won three awards:Third Place Innovate Award, Second Place Connect Award and Third Place Motivate Award.
Thank you to Bayer Fund for helping make our Girl Scout Robotics Program possible!
About Bayer Fund
Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the communities where Bayer customers and employees live and work by providing funding for food and nutrition, education and community development projects. To learn more about Bayer Fund visit https://www.fund.bayer.us.
February 20, 2023
