Welcome to the registration site for the
Rhode Island School of the Future's 2011 Robotics Park activities.
Please read carefully and print this page out before proceeding to the registration.

Robotics Park registration will open - 3/3/2011

T-shirt registrations will be open until Tuesday, March 22nd.
Robotics Park registration will be open until Friday, March 25th.

The events categories are:

Animal Design Challenge (gr K-12)

Interactive Design Challenge (gr K-12)

The Chain Reaction Machine (gr K-adult)

Robotics Park Parade (gr K-12)

Creature Feature Feeding Frenzy (gr K-12)

Junior FIRST LEGO League (6-9 year olds)

Animal Design Robots, Interactive Design Robots, Parade Floats and Creature Feature Feeding Frenzy Habitats will be displayed in booths in the Gym of Martin Middle School. One booth is allowed per class unless special permission is obtained from gendronrj@yahoo.com. All booths are approximately 10' x 10'. Booths are numbered B1-B17. There are a limited number of booths; therefore those registering first will have the best selection. Before you register for Animal, Interactive, Parade, or Feeding Frenzy category, select the Robotics Park booth you would like to have from the Martin Middle School layout. (Click on layout to view.)

Robotic Parade Floats will be displayed on tables in the Gym of Martin Middle School. Please list the number of floats your class will be entering into the parade.

The Chain Reaction Machine (CRM) will be displayed in the Gym - on right side. The CRM machine set-up area will consist of 6 foot tables. You can choose a whole table or a half of a table for your set-up. Tables will be assigned on the day of the event.

Requirements for Participating in Robotics Park

Providing a Robotics Park volunteer (at least one per class) is the first requirement for registration. This requirement must be met in order for your class to take part in Robotics Park and is required instead of a registration fee. Your classroom volunteer must attend a Robotics Park staff training meeting from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 in the Cafeteria at Martin Middle School and they will be expected to help out at Robotics Park from either 9:00-12:30 or 12:00-3:00 on April 2nd. A few volunteers will be needed for set-up on Friday night as well. Sign-ups for volunteers task will take place at the March 29th meeting.

If your team is "visiting" from out of state and at a distance, the March 29th meeting requirement for your volunteer may be waived, however you must contact Rebekah Gendron to discuss this situation at 508-496-9478 or at gendronrj@yahoo.com before you begin to register. A registration fee may be assessed.

The second requirement which is new this year is that each team/group/class will need to purchase student designed Robotics Park t-shirts or as an alternative secure a sponsor. Student-designed T-shirts sales add to the spirit of the day and have long served a very important fundraising function to help defray the cost of conducting this event.  Teams/groups smaller than 9, are expected to purchase at least one RP T-shirt per student.  For teams of 10 or more a minimum of 10 Robotic Park T-shirts should be purchased.  If you do not wish to purchase Robotics Park t-shirts then you have the option of securing a team sponsor for an ad in the Robotics Park program book.

 
T-shirts are $10 each and can be ordered from March 11th through Tuesday, March 22nd.
 
Sponsors may purchase a 3-line ad for $60 dollars or a 4-line ad for $80.  Additional information can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/RoboticsParkSponsor. All sponsor information needs to be in by Tuesday, March 22nd.
 

How to register:

As always, there are a variety of events this year.  This year you may register for multiple events in one registration.

Please be advised that the deadline for registration is Friday, March 25th.  We can not guarantee that your students' projects will make it into the Robotics Park program booklet or that you will get a favored selection for space if you register after this time.

If your group plans to participate in the Animal Design Challenge, Interactive Design Challenge, Creature Feature Feeding Frenzy, Parade Float or the First Lego League Demonstration, you need to choose a booth before you begin registering. Choose at least three booths that would be acceptable to you.  When you register indicate your 1st, 2nd and 3rd booth choices.  We will do our best to accommodate your choice of booths on a first-come first-serve basis.

IMPORTANT:  When you have completed the registration form hit the submit button at the bottom of the form you will receive a confirmation message.  If you do not get this message then you have not completed all required fields (red starred items) and should go back to the top of the form, fill in any missing information and then hit "submit" again.

Click below to continue to registration:

How to order t-shirts: The T-Shirt color design and theme was decided at the February meeting. T-shirts will cost $10.00 each. Click below to enter your T-Shirt Order. You must order by the March 22nd deadline.

Order T-shirts here

If your have problems with registration, please contact: Rebekah Gendron at gendronrj@yahoo.com