About SBPLI

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by Frederick Breithut In 1984. Our vision is to create an educated workforce for Long Island by opening the minds of middle school and high school students to career opportunities through a collaborative partnership of schools, businesses, community organizations and government.   More...

News and Announcements

Join Us for FIRST® Robotics Info Night!
August 18th, 7 p.m.
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On May 22, FIRST held an FRC awards show and celebration to announce the 20 Game Design Challenge Finalists as well as the 20 Finalists for the FIRST Innovation Challenge presented by Qualcomm.
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Long Island Region Awards Pre-Show
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NY and Quebec FRC Region Awards Show
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FIRST Robotics Competition Awards Show
Words of Gratitude for a Great Season!
FIRST Lego League Team 38653: Imagination in a Nutshell 2, shared some wonderful thank you notes to our FLL organizers, volunteers, and judges for their experiences in this year's challenge. Read more here!
FRC Kickoff
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Find out about the challenges for the 2021 season, hear what Dean has to say!
2021 FRC Virtual Events
Region interviews occur as follows: 
Dean’s List interviews are between March 5th and April 11th.
Chairman’s Award interviews are between March 12th and April 11th.
INFINITE RECHARGE at Home challenge will consist of both skills challenges and judged events.
Judge interviews are planned for April 19-23.
Dates for FIRST innovation Challenge presented by Qualcomm and the Game Design Challenge have not yet been set.
FIRST is actively seeking volunteers to serve as judges for the activities.
Learn How These Professionals Got Their Starts:
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Congratulations to all of the award winners for SBPLI Long Island Regionals 1 & 2!
While this season may not have gone the way we expected, we can't help but be inspired by the passion and commitment, and Gracious Professionalism from all of the students, mentors, and volunteers! Together we RISE!
 
Finalist Awards:
SBPLI Long Island Regional 1
SBPLI Long Island Regional 2
 
The FIRST Step In U.S. Technology Competitiveness
Forbes Magazine published a fantastic article highlighting the importance of FIRST programs. Read it here.
Hey Alumni!
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What's Happening at SBPLI

“Meteorites Cubed” from Hicksville Named One of Top Five Core Values Award Winners at Virtual FIRST® LEGO® League Open International Greece
July 23, 2021

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) DBA FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Long Island, has announced that FIRST LEGO® League Team #45172 “Meteorites Cubed” was one of the top five winners in the Core Values Award category at the virtual FIRST LEGO League Open International Greece, which took place on June 24-27.

 

The Core Values Award is...

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Rick Ramhap Named as a FIRST® LEGO® League Explore Volunteer of the Year
July 1, 2021

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) DBA FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Long Island, has announced that Rick Ramhap has been named one of FIRST LEGO® League Explore’s Volunteers of the Year by FIRST.

In a year where nothing was “normal” and every FIRST volunteer rose to the occasion to ensure teams were still able to participate in a meaningful...

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Area Youth Recognized for Teamwork and Innovation at FIRST ® LEGO® League Explore Festival
May 12, 2021

Contestants ages 6 to 10 took part in the annual FIRST LEGO League Explore Festival , which was held remotely on April 10th and 11th due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s theme was PLAYMAKERS, and teams explored ways to have people become more active. The teams embodied the program’s Core Values of teamwork and showed great innovation in their LEGO models and Show Me Posters that they shared with Reviewers remotely.

In Explore, teams of students ages 6-10 focus on the...

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