FRC 5719 - Pink Titans
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        • 2019 Mini Quick-Build & VS Code Seminar
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        • FLL Jr. Expo at Charles Gordon Sr PS (2018.05.04)
      • 2015 Inaugural Toronto District School Bots Symposium
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Mentors and Sponsors

"The only difference between (robotics) and all the other (sports) - every kid on our teams can turn pro.  There's a job out there for every one of these kids."  - Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST Robotics Competition

     The students of team 5719 of the FIRST Robotics Competition at David & Mary Thomson C. I. aspire to build upon experiences and past successes.  (The students deserve it!)  To make this happen, the team is currently seeking the following types of assistance from the community:
  • Mentors   - Expertise in following areas:
    • Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical), Computer Programming, Designer / CAD Operator, Machinist, Technician, Mechanic, Carpentry, Welding
    • Marketing, Business Management, Fund-raising, Graphic Design, Writing, Public Speaking, Travel Logistics
    • Commitment:  Jan. - Mar. - 3 to 10 hours per week,  less in other months.
  • Sponsors - Financial (tax-deductible), In-kind 
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Benefits of Mentoring
"As you climb the ladder, reach down and pull someone up with you."   - Adriana Brown, President and COO of Project Eureka!

  • Provide guidance, expertise, and working environment for success:
    • Steer students in the right direction
    • Ask probing questions that encourage students to reflect and clarify their thinking
  • Teach life-long skills beneficial for success in a career:
    • Thinking about a problem
    • Encourage creativity, thinking "outside the box"
    • Perseverance and patience to overcome challenges
    • Adapting to changing circumstances
    • Empathy, relating well with other team members, and learning to be forgiving
  • Offer insights on realities of careers - "what it takes" to be successful
    • Opportunity at real-world experiences
  • Share passion for love of career work
    • Instill confidence in youth
  • Feeling of joy and satisfaction from inspiring youth:
    • Help to shape their future
    • Watch youth learn and grow
    • Help them to discover what they want to do in their future
  • Invest in today's youth to become tomorrow's competent employees
     Please feel free to contact Edmund Kim at Edmund.Kim [at] TDSB [dot] ON [dot] CA or PinkTitansCA [at] gmail [dot] com who is happy to answer your questions.
 FIRST Robotics Mentors - Benefits on becoming a mentor.
Promotional video describing the FIRST Robotics Competition.

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​Benefits of Sponsoring

  • Invest in today's youth to become your employees tomorrow
  • Visibility of your company at all events (tournaments, outreach, schools) attended by team members
  • Open volunteer opportunities for mentoring, inspiring youth

​    Financial donations via cheque are tax-deductable.  A CRA Charity Receipt will be issued to sponsors because the team is based in the Toronto District School Board.

     Sponsors will have their logo with weblinks displayed prominently at the Home Page of PinkTitans.ca, the team's website.  Depending on the type of sponsorship, logos can also be displayed on team clothing, the robot, plus team banner displayed prominently at regional competitions and outreach events.  

     The Robotics Team plans to compete at two FIRST Robotics Competition District Events and at least one VEX Robotics Competition tournament.  

​     Each District Event is attended by several dozen other teams, their families, and visitors from across the city, country, and internationally.  FIRST Robotics events are broadcast online, enabling national and international exposure for the sponsor.

     FIRST Robotics Competition has over 60,000 students participating on 2,300 teams in Canada, USA, and internationally.  The 2016 FIRST World Championship was attended by 18,000 students from 40 countries, providing international exposure for team sponsors.  (Source: FIRST Championship.)

     VEX Robotics Competition is the fastest growing robotics platform in the world.  More than 16,000 teams from 40 countries compete in 1,350 tournaments in a year.  (Source: Robotics Education) 

     Please contact Edmund Kim at Edmund.Kim [at] TDSB [dot] ON [dot] CA or PinkTitansCA [at] gmail [dot] comcom) who is happy to answer your questions.
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Above: Team clothing bears logos of sponsors.

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Partial sample of Pit Area at Regional Tournament of FIRST Robotics Competiton.

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     Read the full testimonial by Nithusan Ranjanathan (Captain of 2015 FIRST Robotics Team 5719) on the impact of the FIRST Robotics program on his career pathway:
  • "... it helped me to develop valuable team work skills by the way that we must co-operate as a team."
  • "... time management ... is just one of the valuable lessons that our members learned apart from the vast knowledge of the mechanical and electrical aspects."
  • "... I finally got to make connections from what we learned (in school) to the real world.  This in turn helped me to pick an appropriate career path."
  • "... it is a truly exceptional experience which every student should indulge in."

Why Support Children's ​Interests ​In Robotics?
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​Benefits Of Robotics Education

  • Fostering STEM-focused skills of Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking:
    • Opportunities for comprehensive engagement:
      • Examining and understanding design systems
      • Fostering systems-thinking approach to problem-solving
    • Encouraging processes of problem-solving:  Curiosity, designing, making, connecting, applying, extending, revisiting
    • Opportunities for meeting and working with diverse people, academically and socially, with different view-points and perspectives
  • Competition aspect of FIRST and VEX Robotics programs enhances learning
  • Appeal to diverse demographics and age groups
  • Providing experiences of demonstrating grit and perseverance in preparation for overcoming future challenges and making wise decisions in life outside robotics.
    • Students take ownership of their robots
      • Building sense of accomplishment
      • Building confidence
  • Practicing and refining fine motor skills
  • Instills and fuels passion for learning new skills and knowledge.  
  • Instills motivation to succeed at academics in pursuit of long-term career goals.​
​Stories of Benefits of FIRST Robotics Program
  • Calling All Ladies to FIRST Robotics (Kalin & Huffington Post, May 26, 2015) ​
  • How to Hook Young People to Math & Science? Robotics. (PBS NewsHour, May 31, 2015)
  • 5 Reasons Teenagers Should Join FIRST Robotics (Kalin & Huffington Post, June 16, 2015)
  • ​The Only Sport Where Everyone Can Go Pro: Robotics (Kamen & Huffington Post, Feb. 12, 2016)
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Statistics of Impact of FIRST Robotics Programs On Students

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Source: FIRSTInspires.org
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Source: FIRSTRoboticsCanada.com
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  • Home
  • About
    • Goals & Values
    • What Is STEM?
    • Benefits of Robotics Education
    • Why Should I Join the Pink Titans Robotics Team?
    • Schedule, Structure & Tutorials
  • Community
    • STEM Outreach >
      • Schools >
        • Elementary Schools - Middle >
          • Eastview PS >
            • Eastview PS (2019.10.25)
            • Eastview PS (2019.07.02-26)
          • Nelson Mandela Park PS
          • Ionview PS >
            • Ionview PS (2019.06.19)
            • Ionview PS (2018.06.14)
          • St. Andrews PS >
            • St. Andrews PS (2019.06.14)
            • St. Andrews PS (2018.06.21)
            • St. Andrews PS (2017.05.29)
          • Dr. Marion Hillard Sr PS
          • Ellesmere-Statton PS
          • Charles Gordon Sr PS >
            • Charles Gordon Sr PS (2018.06.25)
            • Charles Gordon Sr PS (2017.03.07)
            • Charles Gordon Sr PS (2015.11.02)
          • General Crerar PS >
            • General Crerar PS (2018.06.07)
            • General Crerar PS (2018.05.09)
          • Sir Alexander Mackenzie Sr PS
          • Maryvale PS
          • Edgewood PS
          • Knob Hill PS >
            • Knob Hill PS (2017.05.12)
            • Knob Hill PS (2015.03.13)
          • Bessborough Dr E & MS
          • Donwood Park PS >
            • Donwood Park PS (2017.04.10)
            • Donwood Park PS (2015.10.28)
            • Donwood Park PS (2015.03.11)
          • Robert Service Sr PS
        • Elementary Schools - Junior >
          • Three Valleys PS
          • Chester PS
          • Mason Road Jr PS >
            • Mason Road Jr PS (2019.07.02-26)
            • Mason Road Jr PS (2018.07.26)
          • Glamorgan Jr PS
          • Bendale Jr PS >
            • Bendale Jr PS (2019.06.15)
            • Bendale Jr PS (2017.09.21)
          • West Rouge Jr PS
          • RH McGregor ES
          • Glen Ravine Jr PS >
            • Glen Ravine Jr PS (2018.11.08)
            • Glen Ravine Jr PS (2018.10.11)
            • Glen Ravine Jr PS (2017.10.11)
          • Corvette Jr PS
          • Lord Roberts Jr PS
          • Hunter's Glen Jr PS
        • Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies
      • Community Events >
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          • Girl Expo Canada
          • Ontario Science Centre
          • Open Streets TO >
            • Open Streets TO (2022.08.21)
            • Open Streets TO (2019.09.15)
            • Open Streets TO (2018.09.16)
          • Regent Park School of Music >
            • Senior Music Tech. Camp - Jane/Finch (2019.07.31-08.01)
            • Junior Music Tech Camp - Regent Park (2019.07.17)
          • College Park
          • MakerEdTO Conference >
            • MakerEdTO 2019
            • MakerEdTO 2018
          • Science Rendezvous >
            • Science Rendezvous at Univ. of Toronto, St. George (2019.05.11)
            • Science Rendezvous at Univ. of Toronto, St. George (2018.05.12)
          • Go North Youth >
            • Go North Youth (2019.05.10)
            • Go North STEM Day (2017.05.19)
          • KidzFest
          • Make Change Conference
          • Heart 2 Soul Community Festival
          • Maker Festival
          • EDIT at Design Exchange
        • Scarborough >
          • FIRST Robotics Canada Open House
          • Coun. Thompson's Community Picnic
          • Midland Park Baptist Church Fun Fair
          • Trustee David Smith Fun Fair >
            • Ward 17 Community Fun Fair (Glamorgan Jr PS)
            • Ward 19 Community Fun Fair (2017.06.24)
      • Toronto District School Board Events >
        • Ignite-Explore-Inspire Student Symposium >
          • Ignite-Explore-Inspire 2.0 Student Symposium (2019.04.16)
          • Ignite-Explore-Inspire 2.0 (2018.10.29)
          • Ignite-Explore-Inspire Student Symposium (2018.05.15)
        • STEM Equity Conference
        • Robotics Showcase in Learning Network 19
        • STEM Spring Showcase East
        • Wired in ER 14 Showcase
      • David & Mary Thomson CI
    • Social Causes >
      • Combating Breast Cancer
      • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
    • Girls & Allies In STEM / Robotics >
      • Why Girls Thrive In Robotics
      • Girls & Allies of Pink Titans Robotics
      • Middle Schools >
        • Dr. Marion Hillard Sr PS (2019.03.09)
        • Ellesmere-Statton PS (2018.11.02)
        • General Crerar PS (2018.05.09)
        • Sir Alexander Mackenzie Sr PS (2018.04.19)
        • St. Andrews PS (2017.05.29)
        • Edgewood PS (2017.05.19)
        • Knob Hill PS (2017.05.12)
        • Donwood Park PS (2017.04.10)
        • Charles Gordon Sr PS (2017.03.07)
      • Elementary Schools >
        • Eastview PS (2019.10.25)
        • Three Valleys PS (2019.10.11)
        • Chester PS (2019.09.26)
        • Lord Roberts Jr PS (2018.04.27)
        • Hunter's Glen Jr PS (2017.12.11)
        • Glen Ravine Jr PS >
          • Glen Ravine Jr PS (2018.11.08)
          • Glen Ravine Jr PS (2018.10.11)
          • Glen Ravine Jr PS (2017.10.11)
        • Bendale Jr PS (2017.09.21)
    • FIRST Canada Events >
      • Ontario Science Centre
      • FIRST Robotics Canada Open House
      • FTC Qualifying Events >
        • 2021 FTC Scarborough Remote Qualifying Event
      • FLL Qualifying Events >
        • 2021 FLL-Challenge: Toronto Remote Qualifying Event
        • 2018 FLL Qualifying Event
        • 2017 FLL Qualifying Event
      • FLL Practice Events >
        • 2018 FLL Practice Events >
          • 2018 FLL Practice Event (2018.11.23)
          • 2018 FLL Practice Event (2018.11.22)
        • 2017 FLL Practice Events >
          • 2017 FLL Practice Event (2017.11.16)
          • 2017 FLL Practice Event (2017.11.15)
        • 2016 FLL Practice Event
      • FLL Theme Trips >
        • 2018 FLL Into Orbit at York Univ. Observatory
      • FLL Officiating - Ont. Prov. Championships >
        • 2018 FLL Ont. West Prov. Championships
        • 2018 FLL Ont. East Prov. Championships
      • FRC Mini Quick-Builds >
        • 2019 Mini Quick-Build & VS Code Seminar
      • FLL Jr. Expos >
        • FLL Jr. Expo at Charles Gordon Sr PS (2018.05.04)
      • 2015 Inaugural Toronto District School Bots Symposium
    • Self-Growth in STEM Learning
  • Mentors & Sponsors
    • Mentors & Sponsors
    • Sponsorship Levels and Donations
  • FIRST
    • What Is FIRST Robotics Competition?
    • 2023 CHARGED UP
    • 2022 RAPID REACT
    • 2019 Destination Deep Space >
      • 2019 Overtime Sunday
      • 2019 STEMley Cup
      • 2019 Robots@CNE
      • 2019 Ont. Prov. Champ.
      • 2019 Ont. Distr. York Univ. Event >
        • 2019 Ont. Distr. York Univ. Event (photos)
        • 2019 Ont. Distr. York Univ. Event (videos)
      • 2019 Ont. Distr. Ryerson Univ. Event >
        • 2019 Ont. Distr. Ryerson Univ. Event (photos)
        • 2019 Ont. Distr. Ryerson Univ. Event (videos)
      • 2019 Six Week Build
    • 2018 FIRST POWER UP >
      • 2018 STEMley Cup
      • 2018 Fall Fiesta
      • 2018 Robots@CNE
      • 2018 Ont. District Ryerson University Event
      • 2018 Ont. District Durham College Event
      • 2018 Six Week Build
    • 2017 FIRST STEAMworks >
      • 2017 STEMley Cup
      • 2017 Fall Fiesta
      • 2017 Ontario District Championship
      • 2017 Ont. District - Victoria Park Collegiate Event
      • 2017 Ont. District - Ryerson University Event
      • 2017 Six Week Build >
        • 2017 Weeks 0 to 5
        • 2017 Week 6
    • 2015 FIRST Recycle Rush >
      • 2015 FIRST Championship
      • 2015 Waterloo Regional
      • 2015 Greater Toronto East Regional
      • 2015 Rookie Lessons
      • 2015 Six Week Build
      • 2015 Quick Build
  • Blog & News
  • Calendar
  • FAQs
  • VEX
    • What Is VEX Robotics Competition?
    • 2017 VRC Qualifying Event >
      • 2017 York Region VRC Qualifying Event
      • 2017 Toronto VRC Qualifying Event
    • 2016 Toronto VRC Qualifying Event
    • 2015 VRC Qualifying Events >
      • 2015 Southern Ont. VRC Qualifying Event
      • 2015 Toronto VRC Qualifying Event