Young kids celebrating at FIRST Championship

FIRST is committed to STEM for Everyone
 

FIRST® is a global robotics community that prepares young people for the future, and key to our strategic intent is to serve every student, everywhere.  This commitment includes promoting and engaging in initiatives that ensure a welcoming community for all participants, including students, adult mentors, coaches, and volunteers.



 

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STEM for Everyone Stories

Robotics opens doors for rural young women

Carolyn White

Grant and Public Support Manager, Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming

 
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FIRST team develops innovative training system for service dogs

Thunder Down Under

FIRST Robotics Competition Team

 
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Strategies for creating STEM engagement opportunities in high-poverty schools

STEM Equity Grantees

FIRST School Districts

 
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With Apple and FIRST, we’re bringing robotics to every student

Zandra Jo Galván

Superintendent, Greenfield Union School District, Greenfield, California

 
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STEM for Everyone Statement

FIRST is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of unity. We embrace and celebrate our global community. Exploring, developing and implementing strategies to ensure opportunities for any young person who engages in our programs is critical for FIRST to fulfill its mission. ALL young people should have the opportunity to become science and technology leaders who have the skills, confidence and resilience to build a better world.

 

 

Non-Discrimination Policy