Life in the Swamp
Frog Force is honored to be a recipient of the Chairman's Award at the Waterford District competition as well as at the Michigan State Championship. We are dedicated to the FIRST Family of Programs. Our family of frogs includes our youngest Tadpoles, our FTC Black Frogs, our current "force" and extends out to our mentors and alums. This lifecycle perpetuates the growth of the program wherever our frogs call home. We are identified by our work ethic, commitment to character and our "hoppy-go-lucky" attitude! LEAP ABOARD!!
East Michigan FTC Competition
On Saturday, February 25th of 2012, Frog Force 503 hosted the East Michigan FTC Championship. Thirty teams competed in two divisions, Franklin and Edison, during the event. This was the second of two Championships held in Michigan as part of the inaugural Middle School FTC pilot program. Frog Force is proud to have assisted FIRST in Michigan with this pilot project. From reaching out to FLL, FRC and middle schools throughout the state to hosting informational sessions and demonstrations to promote the program - Frog Force team members, mentors and alum built field elements, learned key roles in support of both events and continue to build the bridge between FLL and FRC that will enable more people to discover and experience the FIRST family of programs.
Frog Force Develops Curriculum for Novi School District
Frog Force has created a 5 week course to be rolled out at an elementary school in the district in April/May 2012. Based on LEGO Mindstorms, the curriculum was developed by a team of Frog Force students, who will also run the afterschool program. Students will learn the basics of building and programming a robot, and the use of sensors. The principals of FIRST, such as gracious professionalism and coopertition will be introduced, culminating in completing a task with an alliance on an FLL style field. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the basic knowledge needed to be part of a successful FIRST Lego League team. Frog Force is applying for a grant from the Novi Educational Foundation (NEF) to spread the curriculum to all elementary schools in the district, and to distribute the program to schools, FRC teams, and others looking to create a STEM program in their community. For more information, contact us at frogforce503@gmail.com
