Zero Robotics is a 5-week program in which middle school students (rising 6th graders through rising 9th graders) learn to program a satellite on the International Space Station as part of a national coding competition.  This program is FREE of charge and all educators & mentors receive free training and free ongoing technical assistance from MIT.   All you need to do to get started is (1) register your school/program/team with the Innovation Learning Center by completing this application,  (2) identify a mentor or OST summer STEM educator that will engage and inspire kids from your community,  (3) create a team of 10-20 students and (4) create accounts on zerorobotics.mit.edu and start writing code for the International Space Station!

Georgia will be participating in Session I of ZR - the program will run from  June 10th to July 19th  (the current date for finals aboard the ISS is scheduled for August 9th  2019).  Your school/program has flexibility in terms of when and how you convene but it is suggested that you aim for 15hrs/week to ensure students are getting the best experience possible.  

Teacher Training  - Saturday, May 18th (location TBD)
Field Day Event -Either June 14, 17 or 18 (date & location TBD)
Finals Event - Tentatively Friday, August 9th (location TBD)


For more information on schedule times as well as Field Day and Finals Date, please contact Dr. Elna Poulard of Georgia's  Family Support Circle at epoulard@familysupportcircle.org

COMPLETED Organizational APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED no later than Friday May 10, 2019 at 5:pm  
You are encourage to enroll early - programs and schools will be accepted on a rolling basis.  
You will receive a confirmation from Dr, Elna Poulard of the Family Support Circle
For questions or additional information, please contact Dr. Elna Poulard at epoulard@familysupportcircle.org

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