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title: Nominate an Outstanding FIRST Educator or School for the Inspire the Future Recognition Program
description: "Nominations for the Inspire the Future: FIRST Educators and School Recognition Programs are now open."
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At *FIRST*®, recognition is not only part of our name, it's core to our ethos. In this spirit, we are proud to launch our third year of the Inspire the Future: *FIRST *Educators Recognition Program.

NEW this year, you may nominate outstanding schools as part of the first annual Inspire the Future: *FIRST *School Recognition Program.

Help us celebrate the *FIRST *educators and schools who inspire their learning communities and advance the mission of *FIRST *by [submitting a nomination](https://info.firstinspires.org/inspire-the-future/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=inspire-the-future-024). Nominations close December 8.

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