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The flagship team in the MOE Program, this team will have approximately 6-8 students for the 2024/2025 season. This team has a history of success on the field and in the community, winning the Inspire Award and advancing to the FIRST Championship in 2024.

Students on MOE 365 FTC can expect training over the summer, multiple practices each week, and take-home work throughout the season. This team works to teach students industry skills - such as design for manufacturing, Git-based version control, professional communication, proper documentation, and more.

In summary, team 365 strives to be a model FIRST Tech Challenge team - both on and off the field. We aim to be competitive in all aspects of FTC, while teaching our students best practices spanning robot design to branding and marketing.

During the 2024/2025 season, MOE FTC is starting two new teams that will have access to program-wide resources, including our DuPont meeting space and machine shop.

These teams will carve their own path, guided by new mentors and student leaders toward success in FIRST - members will have the unique experience of determining a team structure, expectations, and practice cadence within program guidelines.

Each new team will develop their own process for robot design, STEM education, and game strategy, with support from the other teams within the MOE Program.

Teams within the MOE Program are able to access materials, practice space, a game field, specialized machinery, a robot starter kit, training, and mentor support provided by the MOE 365 Team. These teams may host 6-8 students each, and will be comprised of a mix of students from the surrounding area.

Students that are located within the general area and will be 7th-12th grade students during the 2024/2025 season are invited to apply. There is no application fee.

Interested applicants will submit a form (via Google Forms) to the MOE Program for consideration.

Historically, MOE has hosted a competitive program with limited spots - we do, however, encourage all to apply, with or without previous hands-on robotics experience. Our program thrives when a diverse group of students is passionate, dedicated to robotics, and excited to develop many skill areas - including technical skills, project management, community engagement, budgeting, game strategy, and more!

Applications will be reviewed by program leadership, and may result in follow-up emails with prospective students and mentors to successfully build out our organization. All applicants must attend one of a few Open House events at our practice space in Wilmington, DE.

Here, more information about practice schedules, expectations, dues, and a season calendar will be provided by program leadership.

Applicants will be notified of an offer to join the program with relevant information about which team they are invited to join, initial meetings, etc. Students will be asked to accept their position before official team rosters are set.

Applications have a priority deadline of June 30th, 2024, when we begin to process applications and extend placement offers to students. Rolling applications will remain open until July 31st, or until the teams have filled all positions.

If applicants do not receive an offer for the 2024/2025 season, they will receive notice in a timely manner that they are no longer in consideration. While we are sad to turn away any applicant, we encourage students to explore FTC involvement as a new team or with another program near you - we will do our best to connect you with resources and programs that have opportunities available. We also encourage reapplication in future seasons!

FIRST is a global organization dedicated to educating youth about the power of STEM in a friendly competition setting. Programs include FIRST Lego League, FIRST Tech Challenge, and FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering processes. Teams build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to win specific awards.

The Delaware FTC season begins in September, includes 3-5 local meets from November to February, and concludes with a State Championship in early spring.

• Compete in an exciting, real-world engineering challenge.

• Learn programming, design principles, computer aided design, time management, organizational skills, and more.

• Participate in developing team strategies and culture with unique leadership opportunities.

• Experience hands-on STEM with access to lab space and technical mentorship.

• Connect with team mentors, sponsors, and students from other schools.

• Access to many college scholarship opportunities.

• Must be a rising 7th to 12th grade student (grade level in Fall 2024).

• No previous experience or skills are required. However, we do expect a willingness to learn an strong interest in contributing to the team.

Programming - Create robot autonomous paths and driver controls using Blocks or Java

Design/CAD - Develop robot components with computer aided design tools (Solidworks, OnShape)

Build - Construct prototypes, fabricate and assemble mechanical components

Documentation - Assemble an engineering portfolio that captures team goals and journey

Outreach - Lead community events, demos, summer camps, and contact sponsors

Connections - Email sponsors and donors, meet with other teams, support the Delaware FTC program

Social Media - Promote the team with updates on Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook

Project Management - Oversee team progress, delegate tasks, create agendas, lead meetings