Grades 7-12, Ages 12-18FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) is an international robotics competition program. FTC teams are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format.Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team. Participants will have the opportunity to compete in local competitions, with the possibility of advancing to national and international levels.The robot can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. For more information, visit the official First Inspires site here..

Grades 4-6, Ages 9-11The FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge (FLL) is an international robotics competition program where students collaborate to identify and solve real-world problems while building and coding a robot using LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime. Participants will have the opportunity to compete in local competitions, with the possibility of advancing to national and international levels. FLL is designed to excite children about science and technology and teach them valuable employment and life skills. They also are scored on a research project and their teamwork. For more information, visit the official First Inspires site here.