What are The Techno Teams?
The Techno Teams are the following three FIRST teams of
Heart of the Hudson Girl Scouts:
The Techno
Chicklettes – Girls ages 6-9 participate in the Junior FIRST LEGO League
program
The Techno Girls – Girls ages 9-14 participate in the FIRST LEGO League Program
The Techno Chix – Girls ages 14-18 participate in the FIRST Tech challenge
What is FIRST?
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
Technology)
FIRST was founded in 1989 to inspire young people’s interest
and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, NH, the 501 (c)
(3) not-for-profit public charity designs accessible, innovative programs that
motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science,
technology, engineering, and math, while building self-confidence, knowledge
and life skills. To learn more about the
FIRST programs see www.usfirst.org.
One of the Girl Scout Heart of the Hudson
initiatives is to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and
working with the FIRST organization gives us a great opportunity. For information about the partnership of Girl
Scouts and FIRST see http://www.girlscouts.org/news/news_releases/2008/first_partnership.asp.