FIRST Inspires: My Story

Learning Together: Team starts new FIRST program at Niwant Blind School in India
Bishop’s School
FIRST Tech Challenge Team
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Overcoming adversity: The story of Team Belize
Team Belize
FIRST ® Robotics Competition Team
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FIRST team develops innovative training system for service dogs
Thunder Down Under
FIRST Robotics Competition Team
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FIRST team inspires STEM interest in underserved communities
CocoNuts
FIRST Robotics Competition Team
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FIRST team increases exercise accessibility with new device
Girls of Steel
FIRST Robotics Competition Team
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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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Bringing STEM engagement to disadvantaged youth through community-based organizations
STEM Equity Grantees
FIRST Youth-Serving Organizations
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Gaining exposure and access to higher education
Carrie Ruddle
Pendleton County (West Virginia) 4-H
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Bringing schools together for STEM success
Heather Naviasky
Regional Manager of School Partnerships, the Y of Central Maryland
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Robotics opens doors for rural young women
Carolyn White
Grant and Public Support Manager, Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming
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Building STEM culture in Compton
Michael Kurinsky
Administrator of Educational Services-Secondary, Compton Unified School District
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Transformative learning through robotics
Melissa Jackson
Grants Manager, Boys and Girls Haven, Kentucky
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Strategies for creating STEM engagement opportunities in high-poverty schools
STEM Equity Grantees
FIRST School Districts
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Grant partnership helps break down barriers to STEM access in First Nations communities
Alberta Distance Learning Center
FIRST STEM Community
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