In the Community

In 2024, Piedmont Makers:

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• Ran the largest community youth robotics league in the United States (again!) with 100+ teams and 700+ K-12 students across all four levels of FIRST robotics, with kids joining from 20(!) cities across the East Bay, including Piedmont, Oakland, Lamorinda, Berkeley, Alameda.

  • Held the Greatest Weekend in Piedmont Robotics History​, a 2-day celebration of kids' creativity and ingenuity with FLL Explore Expo and FLL Challenge Tournament

  • Launched the inaugural East Bay Hills FTC league with 16 teams across the East Bay

  • Platinum supporter of FRC Team #8033, our local high school team, who won the “FIRST Impact Award”, the most prestigious award at FIRST

• Organized the 10th annual Piedmont School Maker Faire welcoming 80+ makers and 1000+ community members back to the Piedmont High School campus.

• Awarded a record $31K in PUSD teacher grants for professional development and classroom materials. See the full grantee list.

• Led a Float in the 4th of July Parade, entertaining 1,000 of onlooker with a 15' robot float, t-shirt cannon, mobile robotics tables, and street ready FRC robots

• And so much more!

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In 2023, Piedmont Makers:

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• Ran the largest community youth robotics league in the United States with 75+ teams and 530+ K-12 students across all four levels of FIRST robotics.

• Helped accelerate the success of the Highlander Robotics (FRC team #8033), who advanced to the FIRST World Championships in Houston, TX for the second consecutive year.

• Organized the 9th annual Piedmont School Maker Faire welcoming 80+ makers and 1000+ community members back to the Piedmont High School campus.

• Awarded $25K in PUSD teacher grants for professional development and classroom materials.  2023-2024 S.T.E.A.M. Teacher Grants

• And more!