- Learn BUSINESS and JOB SKILLS – time management, leadership and public speaking
- Positively impact your COMMUNITY
- Expand science and math KNOWLEDGE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL
- Real life ROBOTS – hands on learning
- Mentorships with real ENGINEERS
- Inspires TEAMWORK
- Develops a sense of RESPONSIBILITY
- Learn BRAINSTORMING and PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
- Inspires students to choose MATH and SCIENCE CAREERS
- Builds individual CHARACTER – encourages students to step out of their comfort zones
- Builds SELF-CONFIDENCE
- GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM is taught and modeled
- Be a part of something important – SET GOALS and achieve them
- College SCHOLARSHIPS
- Model importance of MATH, SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
- SAFE PLACE for after-school
- Students learn new and useful ENGINEERING and LIFE SKILLS
- Connection with major corporations – INTERNSHIPS
- Stimulates LOCAL BUSINESSES to support your program
- MEET PEOPLE important in the world of FIRST
- Have FUN
- COMPETE in “High School sports like” regional competitions – in math, science and technology
- Build SCHOOL SPIRIT
- INTERACT WITH PEOPLE of all ages from K-12 students to corporate CEOs
- Teaches INTERPERSONAL SKILLS – how to get along with others
- BUILDS on students existing skills
- Models ENGINEERING
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