Greenville, TX - November 12, 2024 — The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) expands its partnership with Native American Tribes across the United States to address the technological and educational disparities that persist in many Indigenous communities with supporters such as Google.org and Amazon. The REC Foundation seeks to empower Indigenous students by providing […]
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“You belong here.” That was Dale Allsopp’s opening message to the 75 Prep for Prep students gathered at Google’s Chelsea offices for a robotics workshop in New York City this past October. Also based in NYC, Prep for Prep serves as a conduit for exceptional students of color from underserved backgrounds to find success in […]
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The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation is proud to share that we’ve earned our 2024 Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid, a leading nonprofit research and data center formed in 2019 when GuideStar and the Foundation Center merged. To earn the Gold Seal, RECF provided qualitative information about our vision, leadership, and financial health. Less […]
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“I told the kids, ‘I want you guys to explore different careers so you can find something that you're going to wake up excited about.’ I love what I do. And through that, I think through my passion, through my joy, I can teach kids to start opening their minds to discover careers that they're […]
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At the 2019 VEX Robotics World Championship, the REC Foundation announced the Student Advisory Board (SAB) to provide students that participate in the VEX Robotics programs an opportunity to share their experiences and give feedback. The SAB would consist of a diverse cross section of engaged VEX Robotics students from throughout the world. In the […]
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Thank you to the students from all over the globe who participated in this season's Online Challenges! We are so impressed by all of the entries we received, and we are thrilled to share the 2024 challenge winners. Congratulations to all of these teams! Click the links below to view the winning entries. Career Readiness […]
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At the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (RECF) we are so lucky to have thousands of volunteers who tirelessly devote countless hours to making sure that events run smoothly. One of those individuals is Oscar McCullough, who has served as an Event Partner (EP) for over eight seasons. An alumnus of RECF programs, Oscar can […]
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While dedicated mentors abound at the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, it is rare that a volunteer is named Teacher of the Year. In December, Natasha Craft, a robotics coach and educator of 27 years for Pulaski Elementary School in Somerset, KY, received the Robert and Patricia Kern National Teacher of the Year award for […]
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In honor of Native American Heritage month, we took a trip to the White Mountain Apache Reservation to speak with RECF volunteer Triscinda Miller. Triscinda is a STEM tech with Apache Behavioral Health Services who has been involved in coaching Native teams for the past six years. We caught up with her during the 4th […]
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Amir Tillis is a VEX alumni who participated in V5RC events while in high school. He currently works at Deloitte as a technical consultant where his primary focus is space and defense clients. “People always ask me what Technical Consultants do,” Amir told us. “Essentially we problem solve - a client comes to us with […]
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