Diversity and Inclusion

FIRST Team 1816 – The Green Machine is committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion. We recognize that the different backgrounds of the individual members and mentors, and their unique ways of expressing themselves, represent an important part not only of the Team’s culture, but also its reputation in the local community and in the FIRST community.

Accordingly, FIRST Team 1816 is proud of the differences in age, race, religious beliefs, gender, disability, ethnicity, family status, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, ancestry, place of origin or other characteristics that make our team unique, and undertakes that decisions regarding the team will be taken without regard to any of these characteristics.

FIRST Team 1816 makes every reasonable effort to ensure that it is welcoming to members and mentors of any gender, members and mentors from visible minority groups and disabled members and mentors.

FIRST Team 1816 promotes respectful communication and cooperation among all members and promotes teamwork and full participation by all members and mentors. All members and mentors of FIRST Team 1816 are expected to treat others with dignity and respect at all times, in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.