Middle School Programs (7-8)

First Lego League Challenge (FLL-C) uses Lego Spike Prime to challenge students in a 2.5 minute autonomous robot game.  Students learn the FIRST core values and apply them through robot design, game competition, and a research project based on the year's theme.  Students (ages 9-16) work ~5 months meeting 2x-3x per week.  Teams range from beginning to advanced.

First Technical Challenge (FTC) teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships.  Teams design using CAD and program their robots in Java and compete in multiple tournaments in the season.  Teams meet across 5-6 months.

Our advanced middle school students can apply to become part of our National Robotics Challenge (NRC) teams.  These teams compete in a variety of challenges in smaller groups.  Students design parts and utilize purchased parts including gears, motors, programming, and remote control.  Students must be invited or tryout to join.

We are looking for volunteers to help our center grow.  Volunteers work together and are trained to help you guide our students to their best abilities.  Volunteers will receive credit for their students, shirt, and help shape the center for the future programs we offer.  Contact us to learn more.

We are offering tuition assistance for students who are interested in joining our programs however cannot afford the costs.  If you would like to learn more about our tuition assistance program please contact us.  An application and essay including financial proof may be required to apply and receive assistance.

Have a business interested in becoming a sponsor?  We have sponsorship levels that include t-shirt inclusion, robot branding, building branding, and newsletter outreach.  Our communications reach 1000s of professionals and families in the Mason area. Funds directly help our future engineering and manufacturing innovators.