The ILITE Robotics Team of Haymarket will be hosting a series of STEM focused camps at Battlefield High School this summer. Sessions are available in the morning and afternoon starting 20 June. Each camp lasts three hours and range from three to five days. There are sessions available for elementary, middle, and high school students. Topics include: robotics, programming, girls in STEM, and cyber defense. To learn more about the camps visit: ILITE Summer Camps #STEM #Camp #Su

ILITE Robotics, a FIRST Robotics Team based in Haymarket, hosted a STEM Expo at Battlefield High School on January 28. More than 2,000 participants were treated to over fifty demonstrations and hands-on activities related to science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Featured exhibitors included the US Army Band, who performed “STEAM – The Musical”; the Haymarket Police force demonstrated how their service uses technology; and the National Park Service brought an expe

The HayMaker Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) EXPO is a gathering of technology enthusiasts, crafters, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineering, science clubs, sustainability concepts, students and local exhibitors. The event will feature: Exhibits and Demonstrations Hands on Activities Sustainability Concepts Science Concepts Student Projects Schools Sustainable Vendors Elementary, Middle and High School Students up to our Golden Years Students are invited to Play,

The Haymarket Lifestyle Magazine featured Battlefield High School's ILITE Robotics program on the cover of their March 2015 issue. The cover story article reported on the Battlefield STEM Day that ILITE Robotics hosted this February. The STEM Day is just another example of the ILITE Students commitment to introducing their classmates and younger students to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. Pick up a copy of the Haymarket Lifestyle Magazine at any of

Come join ILITE on Saturday, the 7th of February to watch Slingshot, a 93 min. documentary about Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway and founder of FIRST, a program for students to get people interested in science, technology and engineering – and a core program to ILITE’s existence and success. The documentary focuses the widespread impact of his work and 15-year quest to solve the world’s safe water crisis. There will also be a wide variety of family-friendly STEM acti

The US STEM Foundation awarded Rebecca Wescott, a senior at Virginia Tech, a $1,000 academic scholarship. Ms. Wescott is a graduate of Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia where she was a member of Team 1885 iLite Robotics. She currently serves as a graduate mentor for Team 1885 and coached their Chairman's Award students. US STEM is pleased to recognize Rebecca for her academic performance, her contributions to STEM Education and her support of student programs. #L

WashingtonExec interviewed US STEM Foundation President, Doug Donegan, about the organization’s mission and how companies and employees alike can support STEM initiatives. Doug talks about the importance of creating opportunities for students to participate in hands-on experiential learning activities that challenge their intellect and enhance their ability to creatively collaborate. WashintonExec: What motivated the creation of the US STEM Foundation? Doug Donegan: Four year

ILITE Robotics hosts several robotics summer camps during the course of the summer. These Summer Camps give kids the opportunity to learn and have fun at the same time. Mentors for the camps are high school students and alumni from Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia. These volunteers also take a lot out of this summer camp. They can learn how to mentor and practice public speaking skills. Although the students are young, they have curious and inquisitive minds tha