4-10-2020 Team Update

We hope you are enjoying your sunshine!  You may be adjusting to a new way of doing school now that Kate Brown has closed schools for the remainder of the school year.  While our society adjusts and limits how we can interact with one another, we hope your team is still finding ways to stay well, connect with your team and communities to support them during this pandemic.  

Evaluation Report 

ORTOP completed an evaluation report to measure the ways FIRST impacts our youth participants.  We are committed to continuing this work into the future.  Teams are encouraged to use this tool in your work, both to prove the impact of the program and to suggest ways ORTOP can improve our approach. 

Stay Connected with us!

 

All our lives have changed quite drastically over the past month!  As we all practice social distancing, we want to find a way to stay connected with each other. Thank you to the teams that have shared their stories of community engagement with us. 

Next week I will be sending out a survey.  We ask that all teams respond so you can tell us how your team is staying connected.  This survey will also serve as the end of year team support reporting requirement as well. 

Team spotlight!

FRC #847
A local robotics company (Nova Dynamics) wanted to use their delivery robot in Philomath to help those who can’t leave home.  PHRED helped the company by using idle student time to process images that were used to teach DAX (the robot) how to navigate Philomath.  DAX is now delivering. #FIRSTFFC

We love it when you share your stories with us during this difficult time, but please do not feel guilty if you or your team can't engage in activities like these, regardless of the reason. Sometimes we have to take a break from FIRST related activities while we take care of ourselves and those closest to us.


 Virtual Showcase  

Join us for the FIRST Virtual Showcase presented by Qualcomm – a gathering of the FIRST® community to recognize the achievements of FIRST teams, mentors, and volunteers around the world during the FIRST RISE powered by Star Wars: Force for Change season! 
May, 2nd 10am ET

Youth Community Dialogue

Hosted by Resolutions NW
Starts: April 13, 2020 2:30 pm | Ends: April 13, 2020 4:00 pm
Resolutions is hosting a virtual Youth Community Dialogue that will:
  • Center youth voices
  • Connect youth with one another 
  • Strategize for youth collaboration and action 
  • Provide space for ideas, community building and support.
This space is geared towards high school and middle school age yet any student under 20 can attend. Please sign up individually. If an adult is accompanying a youth we ask you do so as a listener. Strategies for youth/adult collaboration and partnership will be a dialogue to come later!

Cancellations

PCC Summer Camps for Summer 2020 have been cancelled.  We hope to bring them back for Summer 2021.

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