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

 

NFPA 2020 Robotics Challenge Scholarship

Good news! The NFPA 2020 Robotics Challenge Scholarship will still be awarded, even though FIRST Robotics competitions have been postponed due to COVID-19. As long as your team has built your robot with pneumatics on it, you can apply for this scholarship. To submit your application: https://bit.ly/2wafOKR

NFPA 2020 Robotics Challenge Scholarship Flier

2020 FIRST Robotics Competition
 
SBPLI/FIRST Long Island letter of postponement of the SBPLI Regional #1 and #2 due to the current situation regarding COVID-19.
Read the Letter
SBPLI Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Competitions
Thank you to all teams who participated in both of our regional competitions!
Results will be posted later this week!
 
See Photos below:
SBPLI Regional 1 Day 1 - March 26, 2019
SBPLI Regional  1 Day 2 - March 27, 2019
SBPLI Regional  2 Day 1 - March 29, 2019
SBPLI Regional 2  Day 2 - March 30, 2019
SBPLI Regional 2 Volunteer Photos

 

The FIRST Step In U.S. Technology Competitiveness
Forbes Magazine published a fantastic article highlighting the importance of FIRST programs. Read it here.
FIRST Robotics Competition Team #7400 Open to All Long Island High School Students
The Melville Family Community team is looking for students from Long Island to join their team! They are a community based team and will accept students for anywhere on Long Island.
Learn more about the team and find more info about joining by clicking here.
Hey Alumni!
We want to hear from YOU!
Sign up for our new FIRST Long Island Alumni mailing list by clicking HERE.

Need parts to help build your robot? Our sponsor FESTO can help. Call them today at 1-800-99-FESTO, mention that you're a FIRST Robotics Competition or FIRST Tech Challenge team representative and receive a discount on parts! Visit the company's FIRST-focused page www.festo.us/first for more details!

What's Happening at SBPLI

Members of Team #45779 “OLOP’s Fury Fighters” of Bayport and Team #16174 “Meteorites” of Hicksville
Area Youth Recognized for Teamwork and Innovation at FIRST ® LEGO® League Long Island Championship
April 2, 2020

Middle Island, New York [March 1, 2020] — After many weeks of research and design, 200 teams competed in seven Qualifiers for an opportunity to be one of 39 teams to participate in the Championship Tournament. More than 1,000 spectators cheered on approximately 400 contestants, ages 9 to16 (ages vary by country), at the annual FIRST® LEGO® League Long Island Championship at Longwood High School. Team #684 “STOBOR,” from Syosset, won the...

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More Than 200 Teams Take Part in the Twelfth Annual FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. Expos
March 25, 2020

For two days, hundreds of students, parents and volunteers convened for learning, technology and fun at this year’s FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO® League Jr. Expos. The events were held on February 29 at Mineola High School and March 1 at Longwood High School and presented by School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. dba FIRST® Long Island.

During the two Expo days, children ages six to nine from teams across...

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24 Local FIRST® Tech Challenge Teams Head to SBPLI Long Island Championship
March 2, 2020


The FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge season — dubbed SKYSTONESM Presented by Qualcomm — will culminate with the SBPLI Long Island Championship tournament on March 7 at Syosset High School, located at 70 S. Woods Road in Syosset. Presented locally by School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) dba FIRST Long Island, FIRST Tech Challenge...

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