DRF promotes implementation of a mentor-guided, student-led, peer-to-peer STEM education program that uses team competition to motivate students. These programs use technical and program guidance from FIRST and VEX Robotics.
DRF focuses on efforts in Yolo County. As its top brand, DRF supports the mission and vision of First Robotics Competition. FRC has been called the "Varsity Sport of the Mind." There are over 20,000 FRC student participants globally, and most of them will go pro in STEM. DRF currently primarily supports FRC Team 1678 Citrus Circuits based at Davis High School which has about 100 members and a dozen adult mentors. The team maintains a globally-known outreach program that fosters STEM education in 4th to 12th grades. Citrus Circuits' motto is Educate, Empower, Excel.
DRF manages the funds and makes community connections to support Citrus Circuits and other robotics-based education in the region. DRF funds the Davis Youth Robotics League and Schools programs, and summer Robocamps. The DYR programs are mentored by Citrus Circuits high school students within Davis, and the Robocamps are staffed by high school students with an adult mentor supervising. DRF aims to expand both of these programs to other communities in Yolo County.
We transform our communities through education; we engage people of all ages through outreach; we inspire others with our commitment to excellence. We strive to Educate, Empower, and Excel.
We pursue our vision by building a student-led, mentor-based environment that fosters innovation and teaches interpersonal and technical skills. The programs DRF supports also develops local partnerships and community outreach while striving to compete at the highest level possible.
DRF raises and manages funds for local STEM education programs. It also recruits volunteers to mentor students, and connects technology firms with program requirements
Organization name
Davis Robotics Foundation
other names
Citrus Circuits
Tax id (EIN)
81-4194986
Mission Category
Education
Operating Budget
$100,001-$250,000
Organization Need
Funding: Program, Funding: Unrestricted, In-Kind Donations, Technology, Volunteers
Demographics Served
Youth & Children
Local Counties Served
Yolo
Address
PO BOX 577Yolo, CA, US