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The Team. We, the Kipa Bots are the Amit
school’s 8th grade robotics team. We are
thirteen students, ages 13-14, including one
from the small integration class. Our team is
lucky to have two mentors, Yosi and Sigal Karl,
who work with us voluntarily, in addition to
Rabbi Tzachi Green who is the FLL coordinator
for the school.
We spend countless hours working in order to
succeed in the competitions. During this time
we learn about technology, science, conducting
research, and team management.
We are a group that is passionate about using
research and technology to create social
change. In addition to programming our robot to
conduct missions we have also conducted
research about how adjusting the learning
space for different learners can improve their
academic achievements. We have been invited
to present our research to the Director General
of the Education Ministry on 19th March.
The Competition. FIRST (For
Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
Technology), the organization, that runs the FLL
worldwide has set out to introduce young people
to the fun and excitement of science and
technology and to encourage them to advance
their studies in this field (http://www.usfirst.org/).
The FLL challenges us to build a robot and
program it to complete a maximum number of
tasks within a given timeframe to score points on
a themed playing field (Robot Game), to develop
a solution to a problem we identify in the real
world (Project), and to do all this while adhering
to the FLL core values.
Kipa Bots 922 Amit Boys’ School, Modi’in
Achievements. This year, our team
has competed for the second time in the Israeli
FLL tournaments. Last year, we won the 1st
place Championship Award in the regional
competition which took place in Nes Tziona,
and received an award for best robot
performance as well. At the national competition
that took place in Tel-Aviv, we won the 1st place
award for robot performance and 2nd place for
programing. At the Off-Season competition we
won the 1st place award. This year we won the
1st place Championship Award and the 1st
place robot performance award at the regional
competition which took place in Rehovot. In the
national competition this year, we won a
Championship Award, and therefore we are
going to represent Israel in an international
competition that will take place in South Africa,
May 2015.
Finance. The cost of the entire trip for
13 8th + 9th grade team members, 2
mentors and 5 staff/parents is $40,000.
This includes flight costs of $1100 per
person, kosher food, ground
transportation, accommodation, and
team apparel.
Currently, there is no budget from
anywhere set aside for this, and we need
to raise $20,000 in the next week in
order to secure our flights, and the next
$20,000 in the two weeks following.
Therefore, we are turning to you, our
loyal supporters and friends, AMIT
Women, to ask you to donate the first
$20,000 to enable this trip to go ahead.
We believe we will be able to leverage
your backing to gain financial support
from the Ministry of Education and
municipality and, if necessary, othersources.
Publicity. We would be grateful for any
support we receive from you the AMIT
Women and will, of course ,recognize
your support on all our publicity materials
(T-shirts, flags, interviews, etc..).
Kipa Bots 922 Amit Boys’ School, Modi’in
The international event. The event will
take place in Johannesburg, South Africa
on the 5-7 of May 2015, in the Coca Cola
dome.http://www.africaautomationfair.com/FIRST.html
We would be happy to answer questions-
Eshel Sinclair, Kipa Bots 922, aged 13
054-7434464
Matan Rynhold, Kipa Bots 922, aged 14
054-4007999
Yosi Karl, mentor Elise Rynhold, Parent
[email protected] [email protected]
054-2374010 054-2400814
Representing Israel. As a religious,
Israeli team, we are representing our
country and religion in front of the entire
world. Therefore it is important that we
attend the event, and make our country
and people proud! As a team we feel it is
our duty to represent Israel with honor
and integrity!