Show-Me Best Robotics competition

State Fair Community College is partnering with area business and industry to inspire Missouri students to pursue careers in

• Engineering,
• Science,
• Technology, and
• Mathematics

by providing opportunities for students to participate in sports-like science- and engineering-based robotics competition.  

In fall 2012, SFCC in coordination with BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology), a non-profit organization committed to promoting these career paths nationwide, will provide the only competition hub in the state of Missouri for middle-and high-school age students.

Why is participation in BEST important? Because our nation needs a workforce with skill sets in these types of careers to help meet real-world challenges now and in the future.

Students involved in BEST become competent and confident in:

• Abstract thinking
• Self-directed learning
• Teamwork
• Project management
• Decision-making
• Problem-solving
• Leadership

2012 Competition teaser video

Schools that want to get involved in this unique program may contact Kevin Dinsdale at kdinsdale@sfccmo.edu or (660) 596-7257.

Sponsorship opportunities are available to support this fun and exciting competition. For more information, contact Jackie Almquist at the SFCC Foundation at jalmquist@sfccmo.edu or (660) 596-7249.

"BEST gives students what they need in the context of what they want." ~BESTRobotics, Inc.