Tag: FLL Explore

REGISTRATION OPEN for Hawaii FLL Explore Festival

Aaron

Aloha FLL Explore Coaches!

Registration is open now for the 2022 FLL Explore State Festival on Saturday, December 3, 2022** at the NBC Exhibition Hall.  Please use this 2022 Explore Festival Registration link to register each of your teams by October 21, 2022.

For our veteran coaches, this will be the same fun celebration as the FLL Jr. Expo of past years.  For our new coaches, detailed event information will be sent a couple weeks before the festival, and here is some basic information to help you plan.

  • 7:30 am Early Check-in Begins

(Two YPP coaches / mentors will be allowed to enter the Exhibition Hall with their teams; other parents enter with the public at 9 am)

  • 8 am Reviewing Sessions Begin

(Each team will have a chance to present what they learned this season to volunteer “reviewers” in a safe non-competitive environment.  Multiple teams enter the Pikake Ballroom at assigned times)

  • 8 – 9 am Teams continue to set up, share with other teams, and join in planned activities
  • 9 – 11 am Exhibition Hall opens to the public, including other robotics demonstrations and exhibits

(Teams showcase their models and posters in the Exhibition Hall and share what they’ve learned with friends, family, and the public)

(Possible guided “tours” for Explore teams by older FIRST student mentors and visits to the team pits for 2022 FLL Challenge State Championship)

  • 11 am Reviewing Sessions and Festival Showcase End
  • Approx. 11 – 11:30 am

FLL Explore Parade and Hi-Fives Line (in front of the main stage before the FLL Challenge Opening Ceremony)

Team Recognition and FLL Explore Closing Ceremony (in the Pikake Ballroom, family, and friends welcome)

  • Approx. 11:30 – 12 noon Festival ends

(Explore teams are invited to stay for the FLL Challenge robot matches and State Championship)

We hope you all join us to celebrate your team’s accomplishments with other teams from across the State.  There is no fee to participate in this season’s Hawaii Festival.  It will be a day for your FLL Explore teams to celebrate and display the results of their hard work and amazing efforts. 

Thank you for all your time and dedication in making this season an amazing experience for your teams!

Sheree Herrera and Heidi Okikawa

FLL Explore Program Delivery Partners

Hawai‘i FIRST Robotics,

a 501c3 non-profit organization

Hawaii FIRST Robotics Expo at Kalani High School

Mahalo alumni volunteers

Madi

Mahalo to all the Alumni volunteers who came out to the FIRST Robotics Expo at Kalani High School on July 23, 2022. The Alumni from various robotics teams on the island, came together to help promote their experience being in FRC and FTC to parents, and educators. We hope to inspire the next generation of keiki to enjoy the fun of S.T.E.A.M. through FIRST Robotics Programs such as FLL Jr., FLL, FTC, and FRC.

Assets School Robotics Offers new Chromebooks to FLL & FTC teams!

Aaron

In an unusual act of team generosity, FTC Team Waffles (#14825) from Assets School will be giving away up to 15 new Chromebooks to New FLL or FTC Teams! These slick computing devices will be a huge benefit to teams who are starting out without a modern device to meet learning and programming needs.

Lenovo Chromebook Touchscreen Laptop Computer (sample photo)

Team Waffles received the Chromebooks as a part of a grant they received from GirlsWhoCode (GWC) and Trellix with the goal of increasing female interest in the STEM community.

Chromebooks are sufficient for FLL programming with the Lego App available on ChromeOS, and for FTC programming with the browser-based Blocks programming or OnBot Java programming. They are also user-friendly for students and coaches working on research and documentation.

If your FLL or FTC team is new to FIRST, and participating in 2022-2023 season, then you are eligible to apply for one of the Chromebooks. This is a need-based giveaway, which means priority will be given to teams who really need them. To request a Chromebook, visit Assets Robotics at this link: http://www.assetsrobotics.org

Mahalo to Assets Team Waffles for this incredible contribution to the FIRST Robotics community in Hawai’i.

2022 FLL Explore Expo award winners

Luana

WOOT WOOT! Our youngest group of robot enthusiasts showed off their stuff at the 2022 FLL Explore Expo on Saturday.

Please give a round of applause to all the Award winners!

  • The Hawaii Nominee to 2022 FLL Explore World Festival
    • 19228 PEARLRIDGE ELEMENTARY’s Transportation Team
  • Challenge Solution Award
    • 6357 HMS Dolphins
    • 27789 Kipapa Cougars
    • 219228 PRE’s Transportation Team
  • Coding Award
    • 25706 Holy Nativity
    • 25707 Holy Nativity
  • Core Values Award
    • 1675 HMS Dolphins
    • 17788 Kipapa Cougars
    • 17790 Kipapa Cougars 3
  • Team Poster Award
    • 25524 Kipapa Cougars
    • 425439 Curious Monkeys
  • Team Model Award
    • 24401 HMS Dolphins 3