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Sunshine STEM Academy Classes, Workshops, and Camps

Sunshine STEM Academy offers after school and weekend STEM enrichment classes, camps, and workshops in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Reading, and Art subjects in a small class size setting in Alpharetta, Georgia.

FLL Robotics Boys Only Team - 2024-25 SUBMERGED Season - Alpharetta

While having FUN!, students will learn about ;

- Engineering concepts such as Systems Development Life-Cycle and Engineering Design Process
- Building a basic Robot with LEGO pieces
- Programming the Robot with EV3 MINDSTORM block programming language
- Testing the robot on a pre-designed course and modify programming
- Building Science project and preparing presentation for judging at the competition

Students will be competing against other teams at the end of the FLL Robotics Competition Season in December.

Enrollment Process

Submission of an application does not guarantee a position on the team. Please see the steps will be followed below:

1- Sunshine STEM Academy staff will evaluate applications once received via online form.
2- Students/Parents must provide 2 reference letters from school teachers
3- Eligible students will be contacted for an interview.
4- Following interview, qualified students will be offered position for the team.

By submitting application, parents understand and accept above terms. Parents also accept that participation in all team meetings and tournament activities is expected. Failure to comply could result in dismissal from the team.

If chosen as a member of the First Lego League Team, students must pledge to:

- Attend all meeting and practice sessions.
- Maintain a high level of effort and passing grades in school classes.
- Be a team player.
- Do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.
- Acknowledge that our coaches and mentors don't have all the answers; we learn together.
- Show good behavior, and cooperation with coach/mentor.
- Honor the spirit of friendly competition.
- Understand that what we discover is more important than what we win.
- Share our experiences with others.
- Display Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition.
- Have FUN!

FIRST LEGO League 2024-25 Season Challenge is SUBMERGED!

In the SUBMERGED℠ challenge, launching August 6, 2024, FIRST LEGO League teams will use creative thinking and LEGO technology to explore the layers of the ocean and bring their learnings and ideas to the surface as they "sea" into the future.

During the 2024-2025 FIRST season, FIRST's DIVE℠ presented by Qualcomm, teams will use their STEM and collaboration skills to explore life beneath the surface of the ocean. Along the way, we'll uncover the potential in each of us to strengthen our community and innovate for a better world with healthy oceans. Join us as we explore the future.

Why STEM Education is Important?

STEM education creates critical thinkers, increases science and technology literacy, and enables the next generation of innovators. Innovation leads to new products and processes that sustain the economy. This innovation and science literacy depends on a solid knowledge base in the STEM areas.

National Science Foundation states that in the 21st century, scientific and technological innovations have become increasingly important as we face the benefits and challenges of both globalization and a knowledge-based economy. To succeed in this new information-based and highly technological society, students need to develop their capabilities in STEM to levels much beyond what was considered acceptable in the past.

Lead Coach:

Tahir Duzyol is a certified Physics and Technology instructor at Sunshine STEM Academy in Alpharetta. He has received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics Education. He is a certified teacher in Physics and Technology Education in the State of Georgia. He received his Master's Degree in Educational Leadership with Technology concentration from Kennesaw State University.

He worked as Computer Science Teacher at a public charter high school for 3 years. He taught Web Design, Graphic Design, Design Principles, HTML, and CSS in Fundamentals of Web Design class and Web Programming, Database and JavaScript programming language in Advanced Web Design classes in high school computer science classes. After 3 years of high school teaching experience, he served as Assistant Principal in a public charter elementary school for 4 years, and Dean of Academics and Technology Director in a private elementary school for 1 year.

During his teaching and school administrative years, he coached students and teams in various extra-curricular activities such as high school level FTC robotics competitions, elementary school level FLL competitions, state-wide Tech Fair competitions, and state-wide Webchallenge competitions organized by TAG-Ed collaborative. Through curricular and extra-curricular activities, students learned web design, programming and engineering concepts; developed team work skills, critical-thinking skills and problem solving skills; earned scholarship toward their college education as a reward of winning placement at competitions.

He coached the High School Robotics Team for 3 years while he is teaching at charter high school. The team received Motivate Award at the International FTC Robotics Competition in St. Louis. Robotics team was recognized by the local Education Board as well. At the time, this award was the first achievement ever received by a Georgia robotics team at the international level FTC Robotics competitions. This award is given to teams show the best team effort, spirit and collaboration.

After high school teaching years, he helped elementary school level FLL robotics teams and their coaches as a robotics head coach when he was working as Assistant Principal at the charter elementary school. Robotics teams he helped and guided named as FLL Georgia State Champions -two years in a row- in 2014 and 2015 at FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Competitions.

He leads several robotics summer camps, coaches robotics teams at Sunshine STEM Academy Micro School.

Enrollment Fee

Students will be meeting total of 60 hours in this program. As a team, if students qualify for Super-Regional and/or State Level FLL Robotics Competitions, students will attend to team meetings weekly basis.

Enrollment fee covers following items:
-Robot kits and parts
-Team Registration Fee
-Competition Enrollment Fee
-Team T-shirts

Parents should provide snacks during meetings and transportation to competition(s).

Event Location:

Date: Saturday 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Grade Level: 4,5

Enrollment Fee: $1500 / Season - (Covers 5 months August thru December)

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