Sponsors

 

Thank You to Our Regional Sponsors
 

Chantilly Robotics
Chantilly Robotics, together with its Chantilly Academy and Chantilly High School academic affiliates and their business sponsors, has established a competitive high school team that inspires and prepares students to become the technological leaders of tomorrow. The team successfully follows the FIRST concept to design accessible, innovative programs that build self-confidence, knowledge and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology and engineering.

 

Chantilly Robotics was first conceived as a class project in 2000 by classroom instructor and team advisor, Marty Rothwell. Applying principles learned in the classroom, the students applied their learning to a multi-disciplinary problem solving task of building a robot that would meet established objectives to successfully compete in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC). This nationally recognized robotics competition encourages and inspires high school students across the nation to design, build, program, and test a robot against and in collaboration with other teams in a three day tournament. The overall goal of the FIRST program is to generate enthusiasm for science and engineering and encourage students to continue their studies in post secondary programs.

The team has continued to expand and develop in numbers, community influence, and prestige. The team actively engages in local, regional, national and international activities aimed at building enthusiasm for study in the fields of science, technology and engineering and sharing the message of “cooperative competition,” the foundation upon which FIRST is based. The team has established a corporate based organizational structure that creates diverse opportunities for students of varying interests and disciplines to work together to get its “product to market.”

As Chantilly Robotics has developed and flourished, it has expanded its scope of focus creating opportunities for students to build skills in biomedical and aerospace engineering. The team created the not-for-profit organization, FIRST STEP (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Students in Technology Expanding Possibilities), a design and fabrication organization that creates technological devices to enable individuals with disabilities greater independent access to the environment. In addition, the team developed Chantilly Robotics Satellite Laboratory, a satellite tracking and building laboratory to expand student’s knowledge base in the field of aerospace engineering.

 

Chantilly Academy

 

Chantilly Academy is located at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Academy provides advanced technical and specialized courses in engineering and scientific technology and health and human services. The Academy provides students with opportunities in shadowing, mentoring, and interning with local businesses, which will assist students in establishing career goals and in developing competencies necessary for entering fields of employment or further education at institutions of higher learning.

 

Chantilly High School

 

Chantilly High School is located in Chantilly, Virginia. Its mission is to educate all students to become lifelong learners. Teachers take a collaborative and integrative approach to learning in order to provide each student with the maximum opportunity to develop the skills needed to succeed as a citizen. Instruction emphasizes informed problem solving and enables all graduates to independently create workable solutions within a changing society. The goal of the school and the community is to focus on the entire person, so that each student can achieve success in academic, artistic and athletic fields while maintaining his/her own individuality.