STEM and Robotics Outreach

     The Promotion and Outreach Sub-Team conveys their enthusiasm for robotics and promotes awareness of STEM-focused learning within and outside the community of David & Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute.  

     Team members experienced in FIRST LEGO League (FLL) are seeking opportunities to mentor local FLL teams to inspire more young children to experience STEM-focused learning and projects.  If you would be interested in receiving this assistance, please contact PinkTitansCA [at] gmail.com or Edmund Kim (at  Edmund.Kim [at] tdsb [dot] on [dot] ca).  Members would love the opportunity to help your students! 

Pink Titans as Youth Mentors Of The Year in FIRST LEGO League

Rubika Nanthakumar (below) earned the Youth Mentor Award at the FLL Toronto East - Woburn Qualifying Tournament, offering help to the Gordon Gators.
 Dec. 17, 2016.  Manahil Rauf (top right) earned the Youth Mentor Award at the FLL Toronto East - Woburn Qualifying Tournament, helping the Raccoon Rascals (FLL 2014) to the FLL Ontario Provincial Tournament in January 2017.

Robotics In-Reach at David & Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute
Oct. 27, 2016. Members of FRC 5719 - Pink Titans displayed information about the team to visitors at Parent-Teacher Interview evening at David & Mary Thomson C. I.  Children test-drove VEX robotics.
Feb. 27, 2017. Salma Zahid, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre, visited FRC 5719 - Pink Titans and test-drove a robot.
Aug. 30, 2016. Members of FRC 5719 - Pink Titans tutor Grade 8s, new to robotics, on programming mBots in the Power Your Future Program at David & Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute.
Dec. 11, 2015. Programming outreach with LEGO Mindstorms during Hour Of Code at David & Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute.
Nov. 4, 2015. Promoting robotics and team at Grade 8 Parents' Evening at David & Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute.  Young guests drove the FIRST and VEX robots.
Aug. 28, 2015.  Grade 8 students of the Power Your Future Summer Program controlled the robot of FIRST Robotics Team 5719.

Robotics Outreach at Local Schools from 2015 to Spring 2016
Apr. 6, 2016. Members of VEX Robotics Team showcasing their robots, shoot balls for the game, Nothing But Net, to young students at Wired In ER14 Showcase of Technology by the Family of Schools.
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Nov. 2015. Junior student test-driving FIRST robot as part of STEM outreach and promotion of robotics team at Charles Gordon Sr. Public School.
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Nov. 2015. Junior student test-driving FIRST robot as part of STEM outreach and promotion of robotics team at Robert Service Sr. Public School.
Oct. 28, 2015. Student test-driving FIRST robot as part of STEM outreach and promotion of robotics team at Donwood Park P. S.
Oct. 21 and 22, 2015. Volunteers and participants at Fall Fiesta Off-Season Event of FIRST Robotics Competition.  New students to FIRST Robotics experienced the exciting, engaging tournament format.
 May 11, 2015.  Members of FIRST Robotics Team 5719 at STEM Spring Showcase of the Toronto District School Board.  Team members discussed benefits of a robotics program with teachers and students interested in implementing one at their schools.  Junior students controlled the VEX robot.
Mar. 11, 2015.  Members of FIRST Robotics Team 5719 introduced the robot to students at Donwood Park Jr. P. S. - a feeder school of David & Mary Thomson C. I.  Some of the students who interacted with the robot were members of FIRST Lego League Teams 1952 and 2014.  Many students expressed interest to continue robotics at Thomson.
Mar. 13, 2015.  FIRST Robotics Team 5719 invited 30 students from Knob Hill Junior Public School to their first FIRST event.  The students and teacher really enjoyed their day and expressed interest in joining the FIRST Lego League.  In Fall of 2016, a few of the students joined Thomson's VEX Robotics Team.