The Main Idea of
Competitive Robotics Program:

COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS course is built around the FIRST LEGO League program. FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an alliance between FIRST—First for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology—and the LEGO® Group.

FLL is a combination of theme-based LEGO engineering challenges and real-world problems that emphasizes teamwork, discovery, and innovation. The goal of FIRST LEGO League is to inspire youth to pursue STEAM learning.

During this course, students will work as a team to research, design, build, and program their own robots to participate in the renowned Worldwide Robotics Competition and improve their soft skills in a dynamic and engaging environment.

The FIRST LEGO League Tournament is a high-energy, multi-level competition with judging sessions, robot contests, awards, music entertainment, and encouragement for all!

Enrollment in groups is already underway -
register your child while there are still places available!

month total program

duration (one season)

35140

teams participated

in the last FLL season

550

maximum score team

can get in the robot game

The results of the course will excite you and your child:

Your child will boost robotics, programming and engineering skills

Kids grow tremendously in this program as they learn to be successful team members

Students learn how to perform a proper research that will help them a lot in their study

Stress and excitement of a huge robotics competition event build a resilience in kids

FLL Program Overview
FIRST LEGO League is more than just a robotics competition.
FLL consists of three parts:

PROJECT: Teams are challenged to learn more about real-life problems and use their creativity to design an innovative solution that helps people in their everyday lives.

ROBOTICS: Teams are required to design, build, and program their own LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot. This robot can perform a theme-based set of tasks within a defined amount of time. The robots must be able to navigate, capture, transport, and deliver objects.

CORE VALUES: Core Values are the guiding principles that help people lead their lives. While teams work on their assignments, they improve their teamwork skills, ability to understand and listen, and learn how to apply these skills in their everyday lives.

Here at STEP, we pay extra attention to this aspect and prepare our teams for a healthy and friendly competition.

Program Curriculum:

Competitive Robotics program is a one-year commitment.
Teams start in January-February and first competition usually starts in the beginning of December.

Module 1

Robotics Basics

Intro into FLL, overview of previous seasons, robots attachments, table setup and rules

Intro into EV3 robotics, base, motors, basic movement

Using middle-size motors for attachments

Design principles of attachments, gears, connections

Module 2

Building Robot

Different robot base designs, pros and cons of each design

Practice on a previous season setup, solve missions

Using sensors to improve precision

Using other techniques to align and improve success rate and speed

Design multi-purpose attachments

Module 3

Competition Preparation (Presentation and Core Values)

Research phase of the project, meeting with experts, field trips

Selecting the problem and proposed solution

Working on research and expert exchange

Presentation – putting all data together and practice

Working on team building exercises

Module 4

Competition Preparation (Robot Game and Robot Design

Select missions, deciding on a strategy

Chose the base and build the attachments to score the missions

Document the process and compile robot design presentation

Practice dry runs and work on improving the stability

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Additional program documents:

School year calendar

FAQ

How many students are in each team?

FLL limits the team to a maximum of 10 students.

Can I join a trial class?

Yes, we offer free trial classes for existing groups (you can’t schedule a trial to a future class that is in open enrollment now). Contact us and we’ll be happy to schedule a trial class for your child.

What should I do if my child is missing the class?

We do not offer any make up classes for this program, but kids can access information about their missed classed in their online MyStat account.

Is it possible to change the schedule?

We usually have multiple FLL teams, please reach out to us and we’ll see if we can accommodate a schedule change.

What enrollment process looks like?

For Competitive Robotics program we keep a waiting list during whole year and then when time comes to start a new team (usually around December or January) we will call all the parents on the waiting list and help with enrollment.

Is there a homework?

For this program we do home-work assignments during their competition preparation phase.

Competitive Robotics Program

The Main Idea of Competitive Robotics Program:

The results of the course will excite you and your child:

FLL Program Overview FIRST LEGO League is more than just a robotics competition. FLL consists of three parts: