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How to groom the problem solvers of tomorrow? Involve them in the All-Earth EcoBot Challenge today
Imagine it is 2030 and a new generation of adults is in charge of Houston. What are they like? Did they grow up here? Do they have the love for and understanding of Houston that we do? Read more...
The EcoBot Challenge is a workforce development competition with judged engineering and marketing components. 4-person student teams build and learn to program autonomous robots to accomplish tasks related to energy generation, environmental awareness and real-world workforce opportunities. The Challenge reinforces the applicability of school-time learning and shows students how improving and adding to their skills can help them lead productive lives. The Challenge opens students’ minds to futures in our region’s industries and accelerates networking to the advantage of future generations.EcoBot Challenge teams may enter through schools, community organizations and youth groups. The Challenge premiered on April 25, 2009 at the George R. Brown Convention Center with 54 student teams and repeated on April 25, 2010 with 284 teams from throughout central and south Texas.
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2011 Highlights
On April 16, 2011, over 1,000 excited student competitors and teachers, comprising more than 250 EcoBot Challenge teams, joined scores of volunteers, parents, grandparents and siblings for the exciting day-long competition at the beautiful University of Houston Alumni & Athletic Center. The event was made possible by more than 20 sponsors including the Boeing Company, Harris County Department of Education, the Cooperative for After-School Education (CASE), Cole Chemical, NRG/Reliant Energy, Waste Management, Rehak Creative Services, National Specialty Alloys, ExxonMobil, Unity National Bank, the Houston Foundation, Garcia Hamilton & Associates, Ogden Gibson Broocks Longoria & Hall, LLP, Silver Eagle Distributors, Mission Constructors, Alloy Multimedia, Miller Grossbard & Associates, P.A., CHASE and other corporations, businesses and organizations.
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The Education Foundation of Harris County received an EcoVisionary Award at the 2011 event for their efforts and success including Green Initiatives in their annual All Earth EcoBot Challenge Robotics event.
EcoVisionary Awards (EVA)has taken on the task of discovering and promoting industry leaders who will break the ground that others will follow. The decision was made in 2010 to seek out "Game Changer" people with a vision to lay out a plan for Green inclusion over the next three to five years. The Green Business League is a highly recognized environmental auditing firm who handled the selection process.
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EcoBot Mentor - Sponsors 1 School - $5,000
- Listing in Event Program
- Participation in Awards Ceremony if school wins recognition
- Photo with school participants
- 2 Tickets to Presenting Sponsor Reception
- Item/Advertising in Registration Bag
- Funds items such as robot kits, practice competition
table construction and other programming expenses
EcoBot Friend - Sponsors 1 EcoBot Challenge Team - $2,500
 Listing in Event Program
- Participation in Awards Ceremony if team wins recognition
- Photo with team members
- 2 Tickets to Presenting Sponsor Reception
- Item/Advertising in Registration Bag
- Funds items such as robot kit, practice competition
table construction and other programming expenses
Creating Opportunities For All Children Boosters - $1,000
- Listing in Event Program
- Supports needy schools where after-school and out-of-school-time engineering societies or robot clubs can take root by providing robot kits, teacher trainingand other programming expenses
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A new 2-classroom science lab building is the setting for one of the Foundation’s boldest initiatives yet. Sophisticated technology makes it possible to transmit innovative learning workshops, seminars and other educational opportunities to our region’s teachers and students in a broad array of subjects which may be accessed by others elsewhere in the State of Texas.
Check out the Texas Virtual School Network to see classes offered via the web.
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Preparing young learners to be
chemists and physicists.
“Learning accelerators” enable teachers to be successful and enthused teaching complex chemistry and applied physics to our most fearless & impressionable young learners! Innovative workshops entitled “Science Fiction: Teaching Chemistry with Children’s Literature” and “Science Fiction: Teaching Physics with Children’s Literature” are offered often on a monthly basis for prek-4th grade teachers. The Education Foundation provides instructors with original materials and lesson plans including supplies for the classroom. Strengthening and supporting school teachers to be successful teaching science with young children opens all kinds of doors to future educational achievement!
Learn more HERE...
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Daily after-school and out-of-school time programs on over 100 area campuses provide students with additional time to learn. Quality programs extend the school day learning environment. After school time is flexible and learning is customized – for instance, students can study the history of money and learn financial management skills at a bank, or visit institutions in the Medical Center and learn forensic science - or be at the HP Campus or at Lockheed Martin! Research shows that students who participate in after school programming are the most likely to stay in school and aspire to college. Any local business or corporation can become involved in after-school education, thereby creating opportunities for all children.
Learn more HERE... or CALL us!
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