Instructor: Mr. Tennyson & Marissa Shaevel Dates: Fall 2025: September 8, 15, 22, and 29 | October 6, 13, 20, and 27 | November 2 and 17 | December 1, 8, and 15 Saturday Intensives: Sept 27 & Oct 18 [9:00 AM - 12:00 PM] Winter = Optional sessions Spring 2026 = April 6, 13, 20, and 27 | May 11 and 18 | June 1 The First Lego League (FLL) is an international robotics program where students design, build, and program robots using LEGO kits. This hands-on experience helps children develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. It also fosters interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and teaches valuable life skills like teamwork, communication, and perseverance. In the upcoming SUBMERGED challenge, FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams will use creative thinking and LEGO® technology to explore the layers of the ocean and bring their learnings and ideas to the surface as they “sea” into the future. The LightningBots meet as an after-school class in the fall and spring on Mondays from 3:00 to 4:30 PM. We also require that all students join the Robotics Team during Friday electives during the fall trimester. Our teams usually consist of 6-8 members, and we will form teams based on the number of students who enroll in the after-school class. The competition season runs throughout the fall and includes a preseason tournament, a qualifying tournament, and potentially regionals. Since the fall season is highly demanding for the Robotics Team—with our first competition scheduled for the end of October and our qualifying tournament in November—we need as much time as possible to prepare. For this reason, we ask all Robotics Team students to attend the Monday enrichment class and join us for two Saturday Intensive workdays on September 27 and October 18, both from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We also offer Wednesday Robotics Lab from 3:00–4:30 PM as a make-up option for students who miss a Monday due to a sports conflict, or fo