![Feb. 28, 2020: T-Minus . . .]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":2200}])
The best kids ever are launching into learning in engineering at PURPLEfect Parc, as building catapults takes center launchpad.
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The best kids ever are launching into learning in engineering at PURPLEfect Parc, as building catapults takes center launchpad.
![Feb. 21, 2020: Robot Ready]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Purple Lightning is ready to strike in the 2020 robotics season, which begins next month
![Feb. 14, 2020: Defenestration, PURPLEfected!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":1636}])
Designing and building devices to deliver dropped eggs is a critical function for engineers.
![Feb. 7, 2020: Another Great Mission in Costa Rica]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":2200}])
Really, now, who among us hasn't fed huge, wild iguanas in Costa Rica?
![Jan. 31, 2020: Robotics Begins]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":2200}])
Purple Lightning robotics reaches Panama, as the best kids ever and their friends in Panama STEM join forces in the 2020 robotics competition
![Jan. 24, 2020: Building Bridges]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":2200}])
The best kids ever are PURPLEfect when it comes to building bridges between and among others, and are now turning that skill to connecting lands, as they study the principles of bridge design and construction.
![Jan. 17, 2020: It's Costa Rica, Once Again]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579197547/stemcivicsorg/hd4xiipxjsjkormp9rdl/52532826_2400945186799986_6171617629233479680_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579197547/stemcivicsorg/hd4xiipxjsjkormp9rdl/52532826_2400945186799986_6171617629233479680_o.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1579197547/stemcivicsorg/hd4xiipxjsjkormp9rdl/52532826_2400945186799986_6171617629233479680_o.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1579197547/stemcivicsorg/hd4xiipxjsjkormp9rdl/52532826_2400945186799986_6171617629233479680_o.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1579197547/stemcivicsorg/hd4xiipxjsjkormp9rdl/52532826_2400945186799986_6171617629233479680_o.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579197547/stemcivicsorg/hd4xiipxjsjkormp9rdl/52532826_2400945186799986_6171617629233479680_o.jpg","width":1884}])
he best kids ever are returning to Costa Rica in three weeks as their next mission assignment has arrived.
![Jan. 10, 2020: An Infusion of Diffusion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1578605524/stemcivicsorg/xqjqtwurrdqoirqoqho5/bio_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1578605524/stemcivicsorg/xqjqtwurrdqoirqoqho5/bio_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1578605524/stemcivicsorg/xqjqtwurrdqoirqoqho5/bio_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1578605524/stemcivicsorg/xqjqtwurrdqoirqoqho5/bio_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1578605524/stemcivicsorg/xqjqtwurrdqoirqoqho5/bio_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1578605524/stemcivicsorg/xqjqtwurrdqoirqoqho5/bio_1.jpg","width":2200}])
It's a new decade, and the experiences continue on the hallowed grounds of PURPLEfect Palace.
![Dec. 20, 2019: They're Back!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1576775754/stemcivicsorg/q9mkjngs3kpjqeyfg79i/alumni.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1576775754/stemcivicsorg/q9mkjngs3kpjqeyfg79i/alumni.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1576775754/stemcivicsorg/q9mkjngs3kpjqeyfg79i/alumni.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1576775754/stemcivicsorg/q9mkjngs3kpjqeyfg79i/alumni.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1576775754/stemcivicsorg/q9mkjngs3kpjqeyfg79i/alumni.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1576775754/stemcivicsorg/q9mkjngs3kpjqeyfg79i/alumni.jpg","width":2200}])
The still best kids ever returned to the hallowed grounds of PURPLEfect Palace to celebrate the Inaugural PURPLEfect Alumni Day.