For more than a decade, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has invested in regional schools through STEM events, robotics competitions and technology donations, recognizing that the next generation of scientists and
For more than a decade, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has invested in regional schools through STEM events, robotics competitions and technology donations, recognizing that the next generation of scientists and engineers is already sitting in today’s classrooms.
On Feb. 13 and 14, NSWCDD will host its annual Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren, called IC@D for short, for middle and high schoolers at the Fredericksburg Convention Center. The invitation-only event will bring together 35 teams that compete against one another to solve complex engineering challenges in what has become a flagship event for Dahlgren Divison’s STEM outreach efforts.
Launched for high school students in 2022 and expanded to middle schoolers two years later, IC@D is part of Dahlgren Division’s commitment to build the next generation of scientists and engineers. But exposure to STEM and building excitement around it begins as early as elementary school. The goal, Tyler Truslow, STEM director at NSWCDD said, is to get students excited about STEM at the beginning of their academic careers.
Multiplying impact
When NSWCDD received new robotics kits in late 2024 to replace an older set, Truslow reached out to Preston Ailor, an instructional technology resource teacher for Richmond County Public Schools
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