Celebrating a decade of Impact with Dow Canada!

Dow Canada has been a dedicated partner, supporting us not only as a proud sponsor, but by championing our mission through event sponsorships, team mentorship, and countless volunteer hours at our events. Their commitment has helped make FIRST Alberta what it is today and has enabled us to grow tremendously over this past decade. With their continued support over this last decade, we’ve grown stronger, reached more students, and expanded access to hands-on STEM learning across the province. From classrooms to competition fields, their investment has enabled a generation of youth to dream bigger and pursue futures in science, technology, engineering, and math.

From all of us at FIRST Alberta, thank you for your belief in our mission 💖, and for helping us build the future, one student at a time. Check out this video to see our partnership is action.

Calgary Maker Faire

FIRST Alberta is excited to be exhibiting at Calgary Maker Faire this year! We have many fun filled challenges including:
– Practice your Robot driving skills, see how fast you can complete our Robot obstacle course.
– Watch as High School teams compete to see who has designed and built the best robot
– Play with Lego Robotics and practice your driving skills
– Learn how to get started with programming a robot

Maker Faire is a two day event (May 13th & May 14th 2023) hosted at the BMO center on Stampede Grounds (BMO Centre, Hall E, Calgary, Alberta). Tickets and details are available on the Maker Faire website.

2022 / 2023 Season – FIRST Energize

2022 / 2023 Season Logo – FIRST Energize presented by Qualcomm

We’re excited to excited to welcome everyone back for the 2022/2023 season. We are planning to host in-person events in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and surrounding areas. More details we be announced as we approach the official kickoff for each of the programs.

2022-2023 Robotics Season Trailer

Canadian Rockies Regional Update

It is with the utmost regret that we have to announce that the Canadian Rockies Regional has been cancelled for the 2022 season. This is due to the uncertainty of the current COVID-19 situation in Alberta. At this time we can not safely run an event under the Alberta Covid legislation. Due to the extensive planning and costs for both the teams and FIRST Alberta, we don’t want to plan anything at the significant risk of it being cancelled last minute.

For any teams interested in continuing the 2022 FRC season FIRST will be individually reaching out to you to update your event preferencing. For any teams that would be interested in partaking in a virtual FTC event, FIRST AB would like to invite you to contact info@ftcalberta.ca for any assistance you may need changing events.

We wish all teams the best of luck in the future and look forward to seeing you in 2023