During the first year of the Learning Technology Grant, Yonkers Public Schools hosted a Robotics Expo in the Riverside High School gym. Student Lego Robotics teams from each of the public and nonpublic schools participated in this fun day of competition and showcasing their learning. During the Expo, high school students with a passion for engineering assisted each of the teams.

The Riverside Robotics program also showcased their own robots, which delighted the students and their guests

Saturday, June 8, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Yonkers Middle High School | 150 Rockland Avenue | Yonkers, New York

Inaugural FIRST LEGO League Jr. Competition for Ages 6-10 with 16 teams from Eugenio Maria de Hostos School, Family School 32, Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy, School 22, St. Anthony's School, and St. Peter's School.

Meet our high school FIRST^® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) teams and their robots!

• The Mechanical Futurists and EDISON from Riverside High School
• The MechaDogs and Vertigo from Yonkers Middle High School
• The Droid Factory and Stan from Saunders Trades and Technical High School

For more information, contact Alex Servello, Executive Director of Digital Learning and Innovation at (914)-376-8280.