High Tech Kids is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that works hard within Minnesota to develop an interest and ability in kids to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education and careers. Every year, over 900 volunteers reach children at an age when they make decisions (grades 3 – 9) that impact and enable these future citizen to be technologically literate.

FIRST LEGO League Judges have three categories that need to be staffed at every tournament: Design and Programming, Research Project, and Teamwork.

– Design Judges evaluate the design process of ideas and function of the team’s robot. Programming evaluates the process of organization, structure, and strategy of the team’s written programs.
– Research Project Judges assess the quality of the research project related to the theme of the season, Into Orbit (space)!  The question is identify a social or physical problem of living in space for an extended period of time.
– Teamwork Judges consider the teamwork skills and dynamics that teams have worked on.

The tournaments at this location will run on both Saturday and Sunday, 7:30am-5:30pm each day. You are welcome to indicate which day you prefer to volunteer on.

If you are interested in this role, please contact Kendra at kendra@hightechkids.org or visit https://hightechkids.org/volunteer for more information. This role is trained.