Chatham FTC Robotics (open for students Grade 7-12) holds second (and last) chance for Pre-Season Camp
After the great success for the first pre-season Robotics Camps held at Chatham High School, a second camp is offered for those who were away. Registration for the August 11-15 Camp open here (code 4216)
 | | Chatham Junior Varsity team with Coach Laura Atkins, Robert Sokolov and Parth Shah. |
After its initial pre-season camp July 14-18, the newly expanded Chatham Robotics FTC program participated in the first Scrimmage last week in Farmingdate, NJ. Twelve teams from New Jersey were invited to participate in the season kick-off.
 | | Scrimmage images from Junior Varsity Chatham Robotics Team in Farmingdale, NJ |
Team 8522 Chatham JV formed an alliance with the team 7149 the Enforcers to clinch a spot on the podium.
Pre-Season August camp is August 14-18. Open for Students Grade 7-12.
Last month, the camp also featured industry speakers from Carnegie Mellon University, Honeybee Robotics and Cisco Systems, one of the sponsors of the camp. Representatives from those organizations shared with the students the great opportunities they see for students with STEM skills.
"I had to tell you that my daughter really likes the Robotics Camp. I have rarely seen her as enthusiastic about anything. She said today that the speaker made her look at her future beyond college." one parent of a 9th grader said.
This is the first time ChathamSTEM is holding a pre-season camp for Robotics and also the first time a team will have a gender balanced roster. It is also the first time ChathamSTEM hosts students from the Boys and Girls Club of Newark, as part of its commitment to share the unique opportunities Chatham kids have access to.
This is a great year for Robotics in Chatham and the school administration across the board is doing everything possible to make this a tremendous success".
This camp will be repeated in August 11-15 at the Chatham High School Room L13 and is open for registration here. (code 4216, cost $200). School district personnel have a 50% discount on all ChathamSTEM camps and need based scholarship are available.
The programs is sponsored by: The program includes: - A professionally designed and delivered orientation camp August 11-15 introducing participants to the principles of design, engineering and programming,
- A speakers series -for most days of the camp - featuring an executive with a career in science or engineering,
- An exclusive program of visits to technology landmarks in the tri-state area
- A fall 2014 (Northeast) and spring 2015 (West Coast) study trip to world class academic institutions and Science landmarks at MIT, Harvard, Yale, Apple. CalTech, Berkeley,...
- A one-hour consultation with a leading College advisory consultant from CollegeWise, the authors of STEM's many branches
When: August 11-15, 9am-3pm Where: Chatham High School Room L13 Cost: $200 for the whole week! After the camp, those who decide to join the team are warned that they will experience the hardest fun ever !  | | What is FTC? |
Program description and information about instructors here
Registration here. Choose: Code 4216 (August 11-15)
Questions to:chathamstem@gmail..com
Frequent Questions:
Q: I can not attend the whole camp, just 3 of the 5 days
A: That is fine.
Q:I am not sure about joining the team and doing competition. Can I still attend the camp ?
A: Yes, you will be able to make a decision and learn some Engineering and Computer skills
Q: If I want to join the team, what is the practice and meet schedule ?
A: Once during week days (6pm-8pm) and once during week end (decided by team members). Practice/build will take place at the high school.
Q: When are the meets/competitions ?
A: There will be two meets during the Qualifying season (around October/November)
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