FAQs
- What age is eligible to participate in VEX GO?
- Students who are entering 2nd & 3rd grade for the 2024/2025 School year
- How long does the program run?
- Approximately 9 weeks starting the 2nd week of Sept and ending mid-Nov
- How long and how often are the meetings?
- Teams meet 1/week for about 1 hour
- What days do the meetings occur?
- We recognize most students do multiple activities so we will allow you to choose the day your student meets on in the fall closer to the start of our program (must be registered by May 19th)
- What time will the teams meet?
- There will be meeting times offered both at 4:30 and 6:00 to accommodate schedules
- Where will the students meet?
- VEX GO has a space to meet at Duncan Lake Middle School
- How many kids & coaches per team?
- Each team will have 2 coaches and 6 students
- How much does the program cost?
- $70 for the season
- Does my student get to keep the robot?
- No, our program re-uses the robots every year and we will have 3 students per robot
- I don't have an engineering background, can I still be a coach?
- YES!! Most of our coaches are not engineers. We provide materials and a lesson plan for all coaches. Building the robot is similar to building a Lego with step by step instructions.
More questions? Email me and I'm happy to answer them: [email protected]