[Year 12 IT Apps] Wanted! Girls to field a FRC Team!

Mon Oct 27 09:14:16 EST 2014

Good Morning Everyone!

Just wondering if any schools have any boys that would be interested in
completing the whole challenge?
Obviously not in conjunction with the Swinburne team, however just
wondering if anyone has opened it up to all students?

Cheers Stephanie

On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Cameron, Gordon G <
Cameron.Gordon.G at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

>  Thanks Therese.
>
>
>
> Gordon
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> on behalf of Therese Keane [tkeane at swin.edu.au]
> *Sent:* Saturday, 25 October 2014 8:17 AM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Wanted! Girls to field a FRC Team!
>
>   Hi Cameron
>
>  Yes definitely! The quirks of the north American system works in our
> favour. Yes, year 12 students this year are still eligible.
>
>  Cheers
> therese
>
>
>  Dr Therese Keane
> Lecturer in ICT Skills Development
> Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology
> Room: EN502b
> Phone: (+613) 9214 8579
> Fax: (+613) 9819 0823
>
> Twitter: #SwinEdTech
>
> Swinburne University,
> PO Box 218 Hawthorn,
> Victoria 3122 AUSTRALIA
> CRICOS Provider 0011D
>
>
> http://www.swinburne.edu.au/science-engineering-technology/staff-profiles/view.php?who=tkeane
>
>   From: <Cameron>, Gordon G <Cameron.Gordon.G at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> Reply-To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List <
> itapps at edulists.com.au>
> Date: Friday, 24 October 2014 4:01 pm
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List <itapps at edulists.com.au
> >
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Wanted! Girls to field a FRC Team!
>
>   Hi Therese
>
>
>
> Would it be OK to include students who have completed Year 12 this year,
> or would they still need to be enrolled in secondary school by next March?
>
>
>
> Gordon Cameron
>
> Sunshine College
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> on behalf of Therese Keane [tkeane at swin.edu.au]
> *Sent:* Friday, 24 October 2014 2:28 PM
> *To:* sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au; Year 11 Information Technology
> Teachers' Mailing List; Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* [Year 12 IT Apps] Wanted! Girls to field a FRC Team!
>
>   Greetings!
> Milorad Cerovc and i would like to field an all girl FRC Team, in the
> inaugural regional FRC event in March in Sydney next year. *FIRST *is
> kindly providing funding for a rookie team which would almost offset the
> cost of purchasing the FRC kit. The remainder of the funding would be
> provided from alternative sources as it is still unrealistic to have
> individuals or schools provide the substantial amount of money required.
> The FRC is a varsity sport for the mind, combining a unique sporting
> challenge with the rigours of science and technology. Teams have limited
> time (i.e. six weeks) and money to build a 40-50 kg robot using industry
> hardware and software to compete in the challenge. The emphasis is on fun
> and challenging oneself; it’s not about awards. The benefits to  students
> have been profound, with students previously not contemplating engineering
> now including it as their top choices. It is not only for students
> considering engineering. In the past students from Arts and Business
> Management has helped out, as each team functions as a miniature business
> unit. Furthermore, skills such as problem solving, communication and team
> work are readily portable to any discipline, not just engineering. So the
> students do learn many valuable skills, irrespective of their eventual
> studies.
>
>  The FRC is open to students between 14-18 years of age. (
> http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc)
>
>  We would like to field a team of about 10 girls in the first year and
> cap it at 20. We currently have two girls interested however we need at
> least 6 more to field a team. This team will be mentored by some of the
> world's best engineers from the likes of BAE Systems, and will include a
> number of their female engineers. Milorad is more than happy to come and
> have a chat to any interested school to explain the FRC in more detail, as
> well as the benefits.
>
> There are no costs involved to the girls or the school in joining the
> team. The only cost would be if the student is interested in travelling to
> Sydney to compete at the Australian regional event which will be held over
> the three day period of March 12 to March 14. The cost for attending this
> regional event would consist of their return airfare and accommodation
> (typically three nights) in Sydney. The team will be based either in
> Armadale or the Bayside area. The project will commence with a series of
> workshops (general "mechanical" construction, LabView programming, CAD
> modelling) which will run after school in December (exact dates to be
> confirmed) and conducted by BAE Systems and Autodesk. Robot building will
> commence in mid-January and run for no more than six weeks. The girls don't
> need to come to every build session, but we would expect them to come to at
> least one per week. The plan is to run three build sessions per week. More
> information on the build sessions will be provided later.
> I have attached a YouTube video to provide a bit more of an insight into
> what the FRC is all about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vQgZCvNKNE
>
>
>  I would be happy to hear from anyone who has interested students.
>
>
>  Many thanks and best regards
> Therese
>
>  Dr Therese Keane
> Lecturer in ICT Skills Development
> Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology
> Room: EN502b
> Phone: (+613) 9214 8579
> Fax: (+613) 9819 0823
>
> Twitter: #SwinEdTech
>
> Swinburne University,
> PO Box 218 Hawthorn,
> Victoria 3122 AUSTRALIA
> CRICOS Provider 0011D
>
>
> http://www.swinburne.edu.au/science-engineering-technology/staff-profiles/view.php?who=tkeane
>
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