Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley teams begin meeting in late August or early September. Meetings take place one-two times per week and culminate with the Regional Qualifier Tournament at the Putnam Museum and Science Center in early December. Registration to participate takes place in August. Availability varies by team and school but may be available up to September of the current season school year. CLICK HERE for more information.
Welcome to FIRST LEGO League Challenge! In FIRST LEGO League Challenge, teams are student-driven and we teach students to work together on teams to solve problems. The true success of the program comes from the process: teaching students to solve problems through Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition. Other teams are not the enemy, but partners in a journey of success.
In the MASTERPIECE challenge, FIRST LEGO League students will imagine and innovate new ways to create and communicate art across the globe.
FIRST LEGO League Challenge consists of three parts, Robot Design and Programming, the Innovation Project, and Core Values. Click below to learn more about each of these.
Click on the links below to access the building instructions. Specific bags are paired with specific building instructions. For example, to build “Bag 1”, you would only need to open all bags with the Label 1 on them. (Note: there may be unmarked bags, these contain pieces used in by multiple models. If you cannot find a piece, look in the unmarked bags.)
Judging
There are four judging components to the FIRST LEGO League Challenge: Core Values, Project, Robot Design, and Robot Game. Each component is weighted equally (one-fourth each) when judges consider teams for the Champions Award. Each team will have an assigned time slot in which to report to their assigned judging block (as designated on the team schedules). Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your scheduled time to be fully prepared for the judging session.
Please remember that judges will consider input from other event volunteers who interact with teams. It is important that team members, parents, and coaches all should be demonstrating the Core Values throughout the event day.