FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) develops hands-on programs to inspire our next generation of scientists, engineers, and technicians, by exposing them to the excitement of science and engineering to prepare them for the advanced workplace of tomorrow. Our programs are successful because of the support of volunteers and sponsors from the Washington DC metropolitan area community. FIRST robotics teams in the District of Columbia participate in all four programs.
The FIRST National Capital Region benefits local students, teachers, corporate and community partners across Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Through the FIRST National Capital Region and our major program partners, we coordinate activities and resources across a broader community of FIRST teams, events and students. The funding focus of the FIRST National Capitol Region is on FIRST Robotics Competition events and teams. Funding efforts for other FIRST programs are driven by our major program partners, including James Madison University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
2012-2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Teams (FRC)
1446 Friendship Collegiate Academy
1849 Bell Multicultural High School (Columbia Heights Education Campus)
1915 McKinley Technology High School
2121 Francis L. Cardozo Senior High School
2900 School Without Walls High School
2911 Coolidge Senior High School
2912 Phelps Senior High School
2914 Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
2961 Dunbar Pre-Engineering High School
2963 Anacostia Senior High School
2964 KIPP DC
3558 Boys & Girls Club-FBR Branch
4242 Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region
4456 St. John's College High School
4821 E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
To view a PowerPoint presentation highlighting 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition teams from the District of Columbia - CLICK HERE
2012-2013 FIRST Tech Challenge Teams (FTC)
3253 Metal Lions - Archbishop Carroll High School
3411 High Voltage - Mount Airy in Action Robotics
4451 RoboFoxes - Sidwell Friends
5014 Team Daedalus - Sidwell Friends
5225 Domini Machinae - Sidwell Friends
5464 The Lancers
5624 Droids - McKinley Technology High School
5625 Legion - McKinley Technology High School
5626 Metal Rose - McKinley Technology High School
2012-2013 FIRST LEGO League Teams (FLL)
110 Robofrogs - Maret School
153 Sunbots - Horzizons
428 FLL Team Sipotes - Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School
643 Robotic Chefs, Mount Airy in Action Robotics
710 Tiger Bots - Friendship Public Charter Schools
730 RoboRaptors - Friendship Public Charter Schools
922 4-H - UDC 4-H
1144 Anti-Contaminators - Walls Family
1147 RoboKnights - Friendship Public Charter Schools Blow-Pierce Campus
1562 ChampFormers - Friendship Public Charter Schools Chamberlain Campus
3949 RoboTrojans - Jefferson Middle School
4286 BrainBots - Walker Jones Education Campus
4288 Walker Jones Tigers - Walker Jones Education Campus
5554 Fire Breathers - College Tribe
6758 Team YMCA 1112 - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6760 Robot Chicken - Bowen YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6761 Team YMCA Calomiris - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6764 Team YMCA Capital View - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6765 Team YMCA National Capital - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6767 Team YMCA Ayrlawn/BCC - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6768 Team YMCA Potomac Overlook - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6769 Team YMCA PG - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6770 Team YMCA Silver Spring - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
6771 Team YMCA YFS - YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
11737 Robotic Panthers - Powell Elementary School
12547 ID Robotics - Intelligent Decisions
13162 Falcocons - SEED Public Charter School of Washington, D.C.
13202 Rocket Stars - Howard University Middle School of Math and Science
13696 River Terrace - River Terrace Elementary School
13707 Bolt Bots - Shaw Middle School @ Garnet Patterson
13715 Autobots - Aiton Elementary School
13150 Aiton Autobots - Aiton Elementary School
13868 Hornets - Kramer Middle School
