Our Mission
New England FIRST supports the FIRST global mission to “provide life-changing robotics programs that give young people the skills, confidence, and resilience to build a better world.”
NE FIRST delivers accessible, innovative robotics programs that motivate young people to pursue leadership, education and career opportunities in science and technology, while building self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills.
To prepare a generation capable of solving the world's most complex and critical problems.
FIRST offers a progressive series of team robotics challenges for students aged 4-18. Operating as a not-for-profit organization for more than three decades, FIRST offers a suite of life-changing youth robotics programs that build skills, confidence, and resilience. The hands-on robotics challenges—from elementary school through high school—equip students with critical thinking, collaboration, and real-world engineering skills that shape their futures.
NE FIRST is the...
Our Team
NE FIRST is supported by ingenuityNE, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity incorporated in the State of Connecticut. In addition to countless volunteers, mentors and board members that make FIRST events and teams in New England successful, NE FIRST leadership includes...
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Katie Bonner
FIRST Senior Mentor, Massachusetts
Stacey Hilton
FIRST Senior Mentor, Connecticut
Jamee Luce
FIRST Senior Mentor, Maine
Scott McCalla
FIRST Senior Mentor, Vermont
Ken St. Hilaire
FIRST Senior Mentor,