Increasing Momentum through 学生辅导学生 and Community Transformation in L.A. (影响拉) 与科普的座右铭“追求卓越”相一致. 参与社区活动.” and is grounded in the Community Cultural Wealth our students bring to 科普 and their desire to give back to their communities.
影响拉 is an 科普 program that takes our students beyond the classroom into our local community to partner with organizations and address identified needs. 学生 use their Community Cultural Wealth and apply their classroom knowledge and skills to design and build solutions for the organizations and the people they serve.
访问成功
Impact LA is dedicated to equipping students with the necessary tools to succeed. By providing access to key support systems and 机会, students overcome obstacles and reach their full potential.
| 发现 | 访问 |
|---|---|
| 学生辅导学生 机会 | Both as informal and formal mentors, peers assist in community-based design projects. |
| 非正式的机会 | 正在计划由学生发起的活动, 设计, and executed through student clubs such as The Golden Eagle Makers Student Club for community service projects. |
| 研究的机会 | BOOST introduces students to technical and soft skills that will prepare them for future research in the labs. |
| Course-based机会 | Three new courses focused on community engagement: "Human-Centered Design,”“建筑,和“社区力量辅导”." |
影响拉 |社区目标
To help meet the essential needs of Los Angeles County residents living near campus by building valuable, needed infrastructure and supplying services to local community organizations.
学生设计与建造
学生 created outdoor structures for preschool students.
当地儿童医院的活动训练师.
An electronic visual and audio display device was 设计, 建, and installed at El Arca to help interactively guide adults with developmental disabilities to tend to the patio garden planters, 这也是之前BOOST项目的一部分. One device was 建 for each of the four newly installed garden planters. Moisture and humidity sensors informed the controller of notifications to output to the users via a visual LED display or an auditory alert played through speakers. BOOST students worked collaboratively with GEM to install newly 建 garden planters and renovate the retractable canopies 设计 and 建 by a previous BOOST cohort.
希望之门旨在提供, 作为优先事项, a safe and secure home environment for its residents who are victims of domestic violence. 朝着这个目标, BOOST contributed a solar-powered security lighting system to one of their residential premises. The BOOST team 设计 the number and placement of security lights as well as 设计, 建, 测试, and installed powering of lights via solar power and electrical AC power in case of extended periods of cloudy days to ensure continuous operation of the security lights, 这对入侵者起到了威慑作用.
Dog stress crates and storage systems for the LA Animal Shelter.
社区组织(合作伙伴/客户):
第一个 技术挑战
项目名称:
大小的盒子
项目描述:
硬件检查员 第一个 技术挑战 robotics competitions use an 18” square sizing box to easily determine that a robot does not exceed the maximum starting size.
项目目标:
The project objective was to build sizing cubes for inspectors to use during competitions at various high schools. There are league meets that are within a specified region, 然后前进的队伍继续前往其他地点. Since they are transported often during the game season, they have to be sturdy and have an inner dimension of 18" x 18" x 18". The robots must comply with the rule
点击查看手册:
http://firstinspiresst01.团.核心.窗户.net/first-in-show-ftc/game-manual-part-1-traditional.pdf
Bridge Opportunities Offered for the Sophomore Transition (BOOST)
Motivated by the societal impact students could see themselves making, they devoted several weeks of their summer to apply their engineering skills to make a difference in the community. BOOST features urban-centered, design-focused service-learning projects. BOOST opens 机会 to students during the critical transition between freshman and sophomore years to gain experience in engineering design and implementation, 培养解决问题和沟通的能力, 并发现他们的工程身份.
金鹰创客学生俱乐部(宝石)
The club aims to have community-based projects led by students who seek to create their own designs and manufacture them through hands-on experience and teamwork. Our vision is to transform the neighborhoods we call home. By harnessing the knowledge and skills we've acquired in school, we aim to redesign and uplift our communities through various projects. 我们致力于产生持久的影响, 培育本地人才, and empowering the next generation of engineers and change-makers. Together, we'll build a brighter future one project at a time.
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