MEDIA ADVISORY: Hartford’s Rawson Elementary to Host FIRST LEGO Invitational

02.25.2016
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Students from across the state will meet on Saturday, February 27 for a morning of robot-building at Rawson Elementary School in Hartford.
FIRST LEGO League Invitational
Saturday, February 27, 2016, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Rawson Lighthouse School
260 Holcomb Street, Hartford, CT
The TRASH TREKâ„  Challenge asks teams to explore the hidden but fascinating world of trash, from collection, to sorting, to smart production, and reuse.
They must also invent a solution to the trash problem and create their own LEGO MINDSTORMS® robot to accomplish trash-themed “missions” on a playing field. Students must also show how well they practice FIRST LEGO League Core Values which includes teamwork and how they carry themselves throughout the day.
A total of nine teams will participate including five teams (two all-girl) from Hartford. Other towns represented will include West Simsbury, Waterbury, and Middletown. The students are in grades 3-8.
Located in Hartford’s Blue Hills neighborhood, Sarah J. Rawson Elementary School is the state’s first Lighthouse School, working with a team of businesses, community groups, and educators to engage the school’s students in the world of STEAM—science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.
CBIA’s Education & Workforce Partnership serves as the Rawson Lighthouse project manager, administering a Department of Education grant to develop resources, support, and partnerships improve academic outcomes and develop a pipeline to the Academy of Engineering and Green Technology.


The CBIA Education & Workforce Partnership works with member businesses and other groups statewide to strengthen the talent pipeline and encourage economic growth in order to support the development of a skilled, knowledgeable workforce in Connecticut. For more information, please email or call Meaghan MacDonald (860.244.1957).

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