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Published February 12th, 2014
Team Bentley Runs to Raise Funds for Growing Robotics Program
Submitted by Jenna Starkey
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Bentley School, which has campuses in Oakland and Lafayette, is fielding its fourth annual team of runners and walkers for the Oakland Running Festival on Sunday, March 23. Team Bentley has grown steadily over the last three years from 125 runners to 175 runners. Its mission is to model a healthy lifestyle for and with its children. The team is represented in every race length by students, parents, faculty, or a combination thereof.
The 5K is the most popular race length, with runners as young as kindergarten. They field multiple marathon relay teams from the middle school, and have had an integrated faculty/parent team. In addition, they have helped several middle and upper school students complete their first half marathon. Team Bentley is one of the largest groups represented at the Oakland Running Festival.
Structured as a fundraiser, over the last three years Team Bentley has cumulatively donated more than $35,000 to projects or programs at the school. In 2013, funds were allocated to a library renovation on Bentley's Oakland campus.
This year, all proceeds will fund Bentley's Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV) program, which promotes problem solving through engineering. Bentley's upper school ROV team won the Best Engineering and Design Award at the 12th Annual Marine Advanced Technology Education ROV Competition last year in Monterey. The middle school will launch the first ROV class in 2014. As part of this effort, students will design, build, and test ROVs, with the goal of representing Bentley at the regional competition in Monterey.
For more information, please contact Team Bentley co-chairs, Leslie Bodner and Mona Sillers, at TeamBentley2014@gmail.com.


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