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NASA-Supported Robotics for Maine Schools

Building Aspirations through Mentorship and Robotics

Thomas College is proud to launch Building Aspirations through Mentorship and Robotics, a Maine Space Grant Consortium-supported and NASA-supported robotics initiative that helps schools start and sustain FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Challenge teams. With funding from MSGC and matching support from the Perloff Family Foundation, we provide materials, training, and mentorship that make robotics programs accessible, affordable, and sustainable.

What Schools Receive

  • Complete team startup packet
  • Robot kits + field elements
  • Coach training and monthly program development  at Thomas College
  • Mentorship from Thomas College undergraduates
  • Practice scrimmage before competitions
  • NASA-aligned robotics lesson tie-ins

Who Should Participate

  • Middle schools launching their first robotics team
  • Schools seeking coach training
  • Teachers looking for NASA-aligned STEM materials
  • Administrators seeking sustainable programming
A team putting their lego robot together in a NASA-supported robotics school program

How It Works

  1. Reach out: Email Mr. Luke Shorty at [email protected]
  2. Participate in startup orientation
  3. Receive equipment and training
  4. Join monthly on-campus workshops
  5. Prepare for the 2026-27 first season

Project Partners

  • Maine Space Grant Consortium (NASA)
  •  Robotics Institute of Maine
  • Perloff Family Foundation
  • FIRST® LEGO® League

Contact

Luke Shorty
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, Thomas College
[email protected]


This material is based upon work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through the Maine State Grant Consortium under award number #80NSSC25M7116

Completed Lego Robot
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