LVCORE Robotics Teams

FIRST LEGO League Teams (FLL)

(4th through 8th Grade Students)

We are excited for the upcoming FIRST LEGO League (FLL) season and hope you will join us as we combine teamwork, creativity, robotics, design, problem solving and fun to conquer the challenges of this year’s FLL season


FLL COMPETITION TEAMS

WHO: Competition Teams are open to students in grades 4 – 8 with previous LEGO Mindstorm or Robot Inventor experience.

WHEN:  Each week students will attend team practice on Monday and Wednesday afternoons/evenings in September through December. Students much choose to attend from 4:30 – 6:00 or 6:00 – 7:30 on both days. Practices will begin the week of September 18 and the preparation portion of the season will last until mid-December. On Saturday, January 6, all teams will attend a regional qualifier competition. Based on how teams perform at the regional qualifier, teams may advance and the season will continue to the Regional Championship in late January.

WHERE:  Practices will be held at St. Thomas More School. 1040 Flexer Avenue, Allentown, PA 18103.

TEAMS:  FIRST LEGO League states that teams may consist of up to 10 members but we feel the best number for maximum involvement, benefit, and fun in between 5 – 7 students.  We will form these teams based on age, ability, and team practice times (4:30 – 6:00 or 6:00 – 7:30).

COMPETITIONS:  We will have two scrimmages in the fall. All teams will attend a Regional Qualifier in January. Based on a team’s performance, they may advance to the Regional Championship Competition in January.

COST:  $750 for the season. Payment by installment is an option with $300 due at registration and then three payments of $150 due on Sept 15, Oct 15, and Nov 15.

FIRST Tech Challenge Team (FTC)

(9th through 12th Grade Students)

Join us this fall as we compete at the high school level in FIRST Tech Challenge. Take the next step and learn to code in Java, design and build more complex robots, and improve team and leadership skills.

FTC COMPETITION TEAMS

WHO: FTC Competition Teams are open to students in grades 9 – 12 with an interest in coding and robotics.

WHEN:  Each week students will attend team practice on Mondays and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00.  Practices will begin on Wednesday, September 13 and the season will last until February or early March depending on the success of the team.   

WHERE:  Practices will be held at St. Thomas More School. 1040 Flexer Avenue, Allentown, PA 18103.

TEAMS:  FTC teams may consist of 5 – 15 members. LVCORE will only have two FTC teams this season consisting of 6 – 8 team members to maximize student involvement.

COMPETITIONS:  The team will compete in two or three Qualifier event in December, January and February.

COST:  $750 for the season. Payment by installment is an option with $300 due at registration and then three payments of $150 due on Sept 15, Oct 15, and Nov 15.