Granite State
District Event

Along with coming in 3rd Chop Shop won the Engineering Inspiration Award which is what FIRST describes as, “A team who demonstrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school or organization and community.” 

“Being recognized with the Engineering Inspiration Award was the cherry on top of this weekend! It just goes to show how hard everybody on this team works to make an impact.” said Katie, Chop Shop’s Outreach Lead. “Although only a handful of team members were able to speak to the judges, we wouldn't have had anything to talk about if it weren't for the hours that everyone pitched in to make our events and our initiatives happen. Not only that, but it serves as a reminder that even if you are from a small town, or you are a small team, you can still make a big difference.”  

We won Engineering Inspiration for our STEAM Outreach in Merrimack and Milford. One of these is the LEGO Summer Camp that we host for ages 8-12 to teach them how to build and code LEGO Spike Prime robots. Another one of these events is our recurring Bridge to STEAM series for students aged 6-10, which encompasses a fun topic to educate them on using the scientific method.