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FIRST Robotics Team SWAT 771′s March Break Camp

The FIRST Robotics Team, SWAT 771 at Oakville’s St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School is excited to be participating in their schools annual SMiLeS March Break camp. SWAT has created a innovative and fun filled agenda for its March Break campers to engage in. These activities will help introduce the young members of their community to the world of science, technology and FIRST. In previous years SWAT has run their robotics camp over the summer and are looking forward to another year of enthusiastic SMiLeS campers!

“The sky’s the limit! We’re dreaming big with the SMLS FIRST Robotics Team and lots of LEGO.”

FIRST Robotics Symposium at SMLS – Oakville Beaver Newspaper 2011

The high school robotics team at Oakville’s St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School is hosting a Robotics Symposium for FIRST robotics teams across Canada and is inviting young robot builders to participate.

Held at the 1080 Linbrook Rd. school on Saturday, Oct. 22, the symposium is called S.W.A.T. 771 (St. Mildred’s Women Advancing Technology).

It will feature workshops for students and mentors, a keynote address by Mark Breadner of FIRST Canada and a closing presentation by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.

Approximately 17 workshops, run by seven FIRST Robotics Competition teams, will see high school students share their knowledge along with two industry sponsors.

Aside from the host team, there will be representation by other teams, including the Red Devils 1334 from Oakville Trafalgar High School and teams from Kincardine, St. Catharines, Toronto, Niagara Falls, even Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information, call 905-845-2386.

Ford Robotics drive – Oakville Beaver Newspaper 2011

The Drive One 4 UR School Event was held Saturday at St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School. It was a fundraiser for the Linbrook Road school’s SWAT 771 Robotics team.

For every test drive of a new Ford/Lincoln vehicle, the Oak-Land Ford Lincoln dealership will donate $20 to the local, all-girls robotics team.

Test drivers got to ride for free.

SWAT IS TOPS – Oakville Beaver Newspaper 2007

ROBOTICS CHAMPS: The St. Mildred’s Lightbourn Women Advancing Technology team (SWAT) was the overall FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics winner at the 2007 Waterloo Regional competition last weekend. St. Mildred’s won gold with Robot, MILDREAD VI, along with their two alliance partners. The Oakville girls’ school robotics program is only seven years old. As a result of last weekend’s first place, SWAT has qualified for the April FIRST International Championship in Atlanta with teams registered from Mexico, Brazil, the U.S. and Canada. Barrie Erskine, Beaver photographer