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Welcome to theEvent Partner Summit
July 10, 2013
Mission & Vision: What We Do
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement
in STEM by engaging them in hands-on, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based
robotics engineering programs worldwide.
REC Foundation’s STEM PipelineA Comprehensive Learning Platform from K to College
WorkforceElementary Middle School High School Post Secondary
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Network of Partners
Eventpartners
Curriculumpartners
Extracurricularproviders
Post-secondaryeducation
IndustryGovernment K-12educators
andadministrators
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-120
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Total Number of Teams2012-2013 Year
Largestclassroom-based
robotics competition program in the worldAffordable, Accessible,
Educational,Do-able, Safe,Classroom & Competition,
Life Skills
Over 7,300 teams competing in theofficial 2012/2013
SeasonOver 7,300
schools using theVEX Robotics Platform
Over 4,800registered teams in 2011/2012 season
Over 1,000 additionalteams are using VEX in
other programs
Developingpipeline from middle
school to high school to college
67% of teamsin High School23% of teams
in Middle School6% of teams
in Elementary School4% of teams in
College Challenge
Asian RoboticsChampionship
Latin AmericanChampionship
Pan PacificChampionship
United StatesChampionship
NATIONALBrazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto
Rico, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
REGIONAL(State Championship Model)
LOCAL
April 17 - 20, 2013
VEX Robotics Competition
REC Foundation Sponsors
REC Foundation Program Partners
VEX Classroom Partners
and many more…
News & Program Updates• Adding new regional sponsors, partners and staff• VEX IQ Challenge• State / National / World Championships• Team grants:
– Expanded partnership with Northrop Grumman Foundation
– Texas Workforce Commission Grant• REC Foundation Scholarship Program
– Nearly $1 million and growing – Top colleges, universities and corporate partners
New Resources
• Layout Templates• 2013 Re-cap Video• State Program Book• Awards Certificates• PR materials• More to come…
New Resources
Roboticseducation.orgTeam Grants
Scholarship ProgramEducator & Participant
ResourcesSponsors & PartnersSTEM Hall of FameContact Information
Great OnlineResources:
REC FoundationProvides
RobotEvents.com&Promote STEM events
Serve Multiple ProgramsCommunity ForumsOnline RegistrationOnline Challenges
Global ReachMap Search
Roboticseducation.org
RobotEvents.com
Thank you!
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2011/2012 Competition Impact
Note: Using REC Foundation total population including VEX.
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countries
teams
students
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countries
teams
studentsNote: Using REC Foundation total population including VEX.