[YL] robotics kits

[Noel Kriftcher]

I'd suggest you contact the LEGO Co., itself, which in conjunction with Pitsco works with us and FIRST to offer the FIRST Lego League Competition in the NYC area.  Try (800) 362-4308.  Good luck.
            Noel Kriftcher
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Jane Finkenbine wrote:

> I buy robot kits from OWI, they make kits of varying difficulty & have good
> customer service.  You can check out their website for more info.
>
> Jane Finkenbine
> Teen Program Director
> Racine Family YMCA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martinez, Saul" <SMARTIN6 at houstonisd.org>
> To: <youthlearn at milhouse.edc.org>; <YouthLearn at milhouse.edc.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 2:58 PM
> Subject: [YL] robotics kits
>
> >I am not sure if someone out there on this list can help me but I thought
> >It worth a try. I'm a fifth grade teacher heading up an after-school
> >cyberkids program and we're looking for cheap but good robotics kits for
> >one of the courses. Does any one have any leads?
> >
> > saul martinez
> > fifth grade teacher
> > roosevelt elementary
> > smartin6 at houstonisd.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Sears [mailto:asears at alum.mit.edu]
> > Sent: Thu 1/6/2005 5:23 PM
> > To: YouthLearn at milhouse.edc.org
> > Cc:
> > Subject: [YL] Research Report on Faith Based CTCs Available
> > I wanted to let you all know that a new research report on faith-based
> > CTC's
> > is available online.  You can find the report at:
> > http://www.techmission.org/resources/teens.php
> >
> > TechMission was awarded a partnership grant from the US Department of
> > Education CTC Grant Program to develop a toolkit to support and document
> > partnerships between high school schools and faith-based CTC's.  One part
> > of
> > that toolkit was this research report.  The report is titled "Faith-Based
> > CTCs Serving at-risk High School Students in Partnership with Schools."
> >
> > It should be of interest of anyone in the CTC movement that is interested
> > in
> > finding out more about the faith-based CTC movement.  We currently
> > estimate
> > that there are over 2,000 CTCs in faith-based organization, but in many
> > ways, much of the faith-based CTC movement has been "invisible" to many
> > community-based organizations.
> >
> > Hopefully this report will provide more information on the activities of
> > faith-based CTCs since it is probably the most extensive report compiled
> > on
> > faith based CTC's to date.
> >
> > We will probably do a free conference call sometime in the couple of
> > months
> > presenting information from the report.  I will post more information
> > about
> > that once it is available.
> >
> > Andrew Sears
> > Executive Director
> > TechMission: Association of Christian Community Computer Centers
> > www.techmission.org
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