Younger Builders Have Their Own Pathway
FIRST LEGO® League is offered for grades 5–8 this year, but younger children do not have to wait to begin building robotics, coding, engineering, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
Our weekly classes for Kindergarten through 6th Grade provide a broader builder experience. Kindergarten and 1st Grade students begin exploring age-appropriate engineering, robotics, and coding concepts through hands-on building and problem-solving. As children grow, they continue developing those skills through increasingly complex engineering, creative design, mechanisms, robotics, coding, testing, troubleshooting, collaboration, and problem-solving. These experiences help prepare young builders for more advanced challenges as they grow.
What Older Builders Grow Through the Experience
Robotics and coding provide the challenge. The bigger value comes from learning how to contribute to a team, communicate ideas, respond to setbacks, manage responsibilities, and keep working
when the first solution does not succeed.
Confidence
Students see complex ideas become working designs and discover that they are capable of solving increasingly difficult problems.
Resilience
Designs may fail, programs may need debugging, and strategies may need to change. Students practice revising and trying again.
Responsibility
Team members manage tasks, care for shared equipment, contribute ideas, follow through, and recognize that others depend on them.
Collaboration
Students explain ideas, listen to different perspectives, divide responsibilities, compare approaches, and solve challenges together.
Design. Program. Test.
Improve. Share.
Students use the FIRST LEGO® League curriculum and team process to work through connected robotics, coding, engineering, research, strategy, and presentation challenges.
DesignAnalyze the challenge, generate ideas, and plan a possible solution.
Build and ProgramConstruct mechanisms and program robotic movement and behavior.
TestObserve performance, collect information, and identify problems.
ReviseDebug programs, improve designs, adjust strategies, and try again.
ShareExplain decisions, demonstrate progress, and reflect as a team.
A Connected Robotics and
Engineering Experience
Students use LEGO® Bricks, LEGO® Technic elements, robotics kits, coding tools, and other program materials to investigate how structures, mechanisms, movement, programming, and strategy work together.
Robotics and Coding
Build and program robotic systems, sequence actions, use sensors, test movement, debug code, and improve performance.
Engineering Design
Design and test structures and mechanisms while considering force, motion, stability, reliability, and task requirements.
Strategy and Problem-Solving
Compare options, prioritize tasks, identify constraints, evaluate results, and decide which changes will have the greatest effect.
Research and Communication
Investigate the season challenge, organize information, communicate ideas, explain decisions, and present team progress.
Teamwork and Leadership
Share responsibilities, communicate respectfully, contribute strengths, support teammates, and practice stepping into
leadership roles.
Reflection and Improvement
Analyze what worked, identify what should change, revise plans, and recognize how persistence contributes to improvement.
The Team Experience Without the Travel Commitment
Snapology follows the FIRST LEGO® League curriculum and team process in an in-house, non-travel format designed to preserve the collaboration, challenge, responsibility, and growth families value.
In-House Team ExperienceStudents work together during the weekly Snapology session rather than traveling to outside events.
Friendly Internal ChallengesStudents may participate in friendly internal challenges that give teams a reason to test progress and celebrate growth.
Family ShowcaseThe experience concludes with an opportunity for students to share their progress, process, and accomplishments with their families.
An In-House, Non-Travel Team Experience
Snapology follows the FIRST LEGO® League curriculum and team process in an in-house format. Students may participate in friendly internal
challenges and conclude the season with a family showcase. Teams do not participate in outside competitions.
Schedule and Season Commitment
Grade LevelGrades 5–8
Weekly MeetingsTuesdays, 5:00–8:00 PM
Program SeasonOctober 6, 2026 through
May 11, 2027
Family ShowcaseSaturday, May 15, 2027
There will be no FIRST LEGO® League meeting on Tuesday, December 29, 2026. Otherwise, the team meets every Tuesday from October 6, 2026 through May 11, 2027.
FIRST LEGO® League is a full-season team commitment.Each participant takes on responsibilities that contribute to the team’s progress. Families should enroll only if they are prepared to participate from October 6 through the family showcase on May 15. If withdrawal becomes unavoidable, 60 days’ written notice is required, and monthly program charges continue throughout the 60-day notice period.
FIRST LEGO® League Pricing
Families may choose FIRST LEGO® League as the weekly experience within a Basic or Premium Membership or register without a membership. All enrollment options are designed as full-season team commitments through the
May 15 family showcase.
One-Time Supplies & Equipment Fee: $199
This fee applies to every FIRST LEGO® League participant, including Basic Members, Premium Members, and non-members. The fee is non-refundable in all circumstances because program supplies and equipment are purchased at the beginning of the season.
Full-Season Commitment and Withdrawal Policy
FIRST LEGO® League is designed as a full-season team commitment through the May 15 family showcase. If withdrawal becomes
unavoidable, families must provide 60 days’ written notice. Monthly program charges will continue throughout the full 60-day notice period. The one-time Supplies & Equipment Fee remains non-refundable.
Membership Offers the
Strongest Value
FIRST LEGO® League may become the weekly experience within a Basic or Premium Membership. Students receive the extended three-hour challenge while families retain the other benefits associated with their selected membership.
Basic + FIRST LEGO® League
Best for families who want the weekly three-hour experience
and member discounts without included Creative Play visits.
Premium + FIRST LEGO® League
Best for families who want the weekly three-hour experience
plus five monthly Creative Play visits for additional
independent building time.
Not in Grades 5–8 Yet? Keep Building.
Our Kindergarten–6th Grade weekly classes give younger builders opportunities to create, collaborate, solve problems, test ideas, revise designs, and grow their confidence week after week.
Beginning in Kindergarten, young builders are introduced to age-appropriate engineering, robotics, and coding concepts. As they progress through the grade levels, challenges become more complex and may include creative design, mechanisms, robotics, coding, building, testing, troubleshooting, collaboration, and teamwork. That growing foundation helps prepare children for the more advanced FIRST LEGO® League experience available in grades 5–8.
What Families Should Know
Give Your Builder a Bigger Challenge
FIRST LEGO® League gives students time to think deeply, contribute to a team, solve difficult problems, test ideas, respond to setbacks, and discover what they can build together.
