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FIRST® programs support educators by engaging students in STEM learning and preparing them for the future through hands-on fun while helping kids transfer STEM concepts to real-world applications.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

FIRST® Certified Professional Development is an immersive learning experience that will help you acquire or strengthen your facilitation skills for project-based learning and 21st-century skills such as creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork in an active learning environment.

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CURRICULUM

The FIRST curriculum is developed to be embedded or integrated into the regular classroom day to promote learning in a variety of context. Did you know that the FIRST curriculum has been mapped to NC Standard Courses of Study? Click below to learn more!

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM EXPERIENCE

FIRST® is a robotics community that prepares young people for the future through a suite of inclusive, team-based PreK-12 robotics programs that can be facilitated in school or as a structured after-school program.

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IMPACT

As we work as a community to prepare young people for a STEM future, FIRST aims to ensure its programs are having a lasting, positive impact on participants across all demographic groups.

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FUNDING + TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Check here to see what funding and additional training opportunities are currently available for the FIRST programs.

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EDUCATOR STORIES

Do you have some great stories to share around the innovation and learning happening in your classroom while engaging the in FIRST Programs? We would love to share your stories around student successes, classroom management, celebration events and anything else to showcase what you are doing in your classroom. Email us at Education@firstnorthcarolina.org with your story and a picture that we can share it below. 

As we work to gather stories from across North Carolina, check out these other great FIRST stories here.

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