SONO UFFICIALMENTE APERTE LE ISCRIZIONI AL PRIMO CAMPIONATO IN ITALIA

The contest encourages people to design, build, program robots to cooperate and compete in a pathway at the center of which are innovation, inclusion and fun.

FIRST® programs have been present in Italy since 2012 with the FIRST® LEGO® League, from this year there will also be the contest dedicated to secondary schools (graades 7 to 12, age 12 to 18) using a modular Android robotic platform. The ability required to create robot design and mechanics and the manual and programming skills required will be a great opportunity to discover the potential of each team member. Boys and Girls will be able to explore possible career outlets in STEM fields and acquire soft skills that are now essential in all fields of work. Core Values are the foundation of the activities performed: to win, each one must be able to cooperate with opposing teams as well. 

NATIONAL STRATEGIC PARTNERS

COOPERATE TO WIN

COACHES AND MENTORS

  • Parents / friends and family members of students
  • Teachers / Professors / Educators
  • Experts (technical and non-technical, no need to be engineers)
  • Employees of sponsoring companies
  • University students and faculty teachers
TEAM
  • 3 to 15 participants
  • 12 to 18 years old

SCHOOLS, ASSOCIATIONS, EDUCATIONAL CENTERS, FAMILIES OR JUST GROUPS OF FRIENDS.

PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

  • Financially support the program and/or a specific team. 
  • Support the implementation of the final events.
  • Provide mentorship and technical support to teams.
  • Donate equipment and materials.
  • Provide space for the implementation of activities.

Enrollment in the Class Pack option offers teachers, a special curricular program structured to be used throughout the school year in a wide variety of grade levels. The final event can be held internally at the school / center or by participating in an off-season event (The schedule of these events will be determined when registration is complete).

For italian students: the program is aligned with content related to the Civic Education curriculum and can be certified as PCTO free of charge.

FIRST® Tech Challenge Calendar

Sept 2023-Jun 2024

FTC Season

January – February

Possible semifinals

March 8-10, 2024*

FTC INTERNATIONAL

Championship Piacenza

April 20-22, 2024

FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP HOUSTON

April – June  2024

OFF SEASON

EVENTI FINALI

CLASS PACK

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Contact us: [email protected] – cell. 3478033903 3478033903

FIRST® GLOBAL Challenge 2024 – TEAM ITALY SELECTION.

THE FIRST TECH Challenge will be only 1 of 2 QUALIFICATION stages to select THE ITALIAN TEAM THAT WILL REPRESENT OUR COUNTRY in the 2024 edition.

NEW TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE ITALIA

Teams that decide to apply submission deadline Dec. 31, 2024) and participated in FIRST Tech Challenge Championship in Piacenza, will be called upon, to participate in an exciting technological innovation challenge whose theme and rules will be revealed later in the season..

Sept 2023 – Apr 2024

FTC Season

January – February

Possible semifinals

March 8-10, 2024*

FTC INTERNATIONAL Championship  Piacenza

March-May

New Technology Experience Italy

May 2024

New Technology Experience award ceremony and selection of the FIRST GLOBAL 2024 team.

October 2024

FIRST GLOBAL Challenge

CHALLENGES THAT LEAVE THEIR MARK

FIRST Tech Challenge Impact

The impact on FIRST Tech Challenge participants is very positive and well documented. More than 86 percent of participants demonstrate a greater interest in performing well in all school and non-school subjects, and 87 percent are more interested in pursuing further education at the college level and in STEM subjects.

2023-2024 CENTERSTAGESM presented by Raytheon Technologies
La nuova stagione FIRST® apre il sipario sul potere di design, creatività e precisione uniti per creare nuove fantastiche esperienze nella nuova "spettacolare " sfida FIRST in show! 
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