International robotics championship underway, 50,000 attendees
JACKSON, Tenn. — The world’s largest non-profit youth STEM program, ‘FIRST‘, is preparing students for the workforce.
Courtesy: FIRST’s Facebook page
Each year, thousands of students from across the world engage in projects tied to themes such as transportation, fitness, and recycling.
Their work culminates in an arena-based sports-like competition called FIRST Championship.
This year, the championship is underway in Houston.
It started April 17 and lasts through April 20 with more than 50,000 attendees.
Courtesy: FIRST’s Facebook page
Students use their skills to secure internships and jobs, start their own businesses and help their communities.
“Being from an inner city school, we don’t get a lot of opportunities like FIRST that give us real world experiences and being able to talk to real world professionals– so having FIRST as a program in my community has been a really huge, positive impact,” said Carmen, a student.
This season’s theme challenges participants to work together to explore the role STEM plays in the arts and celebrate its multi-faceted role in non-traditional science and technology careers.
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