For our booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival this Friday-Sunday April 15-17. We need a few volunteers to help with our activities (simple machines and robotics). Email systemic@nvcc.edu to volunteer for a 2 hour shift – we’ll pay for parking and lunch will be provided. See you there! More info about the EXPO here.
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STEMtastics this Saturday at NOVA Annandale!
We’re partnering with FCPS to host STEMtastics – STEM workshops for middle school girls – this Saturday 3/12 at the Annandale Campus from 8am to 12pm. Click here for a brief overview of the event.
Free and fun STEM Symposium this Saturday 3/12!
Come to an exciting, hands-on STEM Symposium on Saturday, March 12 from 9am-3pm at the Nysmith School in Herndon.
Activities for the day will include hands-on experiments for children, student science fair projects, panel discussions, info about STEM-related internships, 40+ Interactive exhibits, including UAVs, flight simulators, smallsats/drones, physics experiments, topography models, heart monitors, 3D printers, robotics, safe cybersecurity practices, connected cars and others.
Free of charge and fun for the entire family! For more info click here.
STEM Fair at NOVA Annandale – April 14
Click here for more info.
Volunteer for the VEX Robotics State Championship!
February 19-20 at Meadow Events Park in Doswell, VA. There are some great adult and student volunteer spots available – don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting event! Click here for more…
Volunteer for our 2-day Robotics Tournament in Alexandria this weekend!
Great opportunities for Judges, Referees, Scorekeepers, Robot Inspectors, Pit Admins, Computer Operators, Field Resetters, Jugglers (of many tasks) and more!
Sponsor Robotics Competitions! See our Sponsor Brochure
Take a look at our Robotics Sponsor Brochure for details about sponsoring local competitions and the VEX state championship on Feb 19-20, 2016 at Meadow Events Park in Doswell, VA.
We strive to keep the cost of participating in competitive robotics low through corporate sponsorship of teams and events.
For more information please contact Program Manager Josh Labrie at jlabrie@nvcc.edu or (703) 530-2829
Volunteer for Alexandria Robotics Competition this Saturday!
NOVA SySTEMic Solutions and RECF are putting on another exciting VEX robotics competition this Saturday at the US Patent & Trade Office in Alexandria. This is multi-state event where teams from VA, MD, DC, PA & NJ will compete. The stakes are high – the winner of the excellence award qualifies directly for VEX Worlds!
Sign up here to volunteer. We need Judges, Refs, Computer Operators, Field Resetters and more!
Roboticon! When Robots Compete, STEM wins!
This Saturday at Patriot HS 10am-6pm. Come out to see the battle of the middle schools in our first robotics competition of 2016! Don’t miss it!