Programs We Support

The Southington Robotics Technology and Education Association (SRTEA) supports many programs that share the same mission.

The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition. Each year, teams of high school students, coaches, and mentors work during a six-week period to build game-playing robots that weigh up to 125 pounds.

Team Supported:

Team 195, The CyberKnights, Southington, CT

VEX Competitions bring STEM skills to life by tasking teams of students with designing and building a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. Classroom STEM concepts are put to the test as students learn lifelong skills in teamwork, leadership, communications, and more.

Team Supported: 

Team 195, The CyberKnights, Southington, CT

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students (ages 9–14 in the United States and Canada). The robotics part of the competition involves designing and programming LEGO Mindstorms robots to complete tasks.

Teams Supported:

Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School, Southington, CT
John F. Kennedy Middle School, Plantsville, CT
Thalberg Elementary School, Southington, CT
Hatton Elementary School, Southington, CT
South End Elementary School, Plantsville, CT
Zaya A Oshana Elementary School, Plantsville, CT

FIRST LEGO League Jr. is a non-competitive robotics program designed for children ages six to ten. It is one of the programs established by FIRST. FIRST LEGO League Jr. follows the same theme given to FIRST LEGO League.

Team Supported:

Bricks and Minifigs, Southington, CT

In the VEX Robotics Competition, teams of students are tasked with designing and building a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. Classroom STEM concepts are put to the test as students learn lifelong skills in teamwork, leadership, communications, and more.

Team Supported: 

Kelley Elementary School, Southington, CT