We just need one student who would like to help guide the girls in building and programming Lego robots, and encouraging them in their design and presentation of a solution (a working prototype is not required, but is encouraged) to a recycling problem. The young girls do all the work, but they need encouragement and hints on how to proceed and work together efficiently. On any given team meeting we have 5-6 girls on average attending with a couple of parents helping out. Mentors should be familiar with Lego EV3 Mindstorms, computer programming and the engineering process. No meeting preparation is required, but suggestions for time management and supplemental materials are welcome.

The required time commitment is 7 3-hour team meetings from 9-12 on the following days at 4806 Seton Drive, Baltimore: 11/21, 12/5/, 12/12, 12/19, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23. The qualifier is 1/24, but since the girls need to operate as an autonomous team in front of the judges, the mentor's presence at that day long event is not as important.

For more information, young women interested in this opportunity can call me, the coach, at (860) 389-4824.