The Challenge
Every year, FIRST® LEGO® League releases a Challenge, which is based on a real-world scientific topic.
Each Challenge has three parts: the Robot Game, the Project, and the Core Values. Teams of up to ten children, with at least two adult coaches, participate in the Challenge by programming an autonomous robot to score points on a themed playing field (Robot Game), developing a solution to a problem they have identified (Project), all guided by the FIRST® LEGO® League Core Values.
Past Challenges have been based on topics such as nanotechnology, climate, quality of life for the handicapped population, and transportation. By designing the Challenges around such topics, participants are exposed to potential career paths within a chosen Challenge topic, in addition to solidifying the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) principles that naturally come from participating in the program. Team members also learn valuable life and employment skills which will benefit them no matter which career path they choose.
The 2023 /2024 challenge is - MASTERPIECESM
The future is yours to create. FIRST® LEGO® League students will imagine and innovate new ways to create and communicate art across the globe.
Detailed Schedule
| 2023/2024 FIRST® LEGO® League MASTERPIECESM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Item | Details | |
| 2023 | SEP/OCT | Registration | Official Launch of the MASTERPIECE SM Season |
| JAN | Official Launch Ceremony | Intro to Robotics Workshops for Teams (by request) | |
| Workshops | Intro to Robotics Workshops for Teams (Request Only) | ||
| 2024 | FEB/MAR | FIRST LEGO League National Championship Trinidad and Tobago | Top teams compete at the National Championship |
| JUNE | FIRST LEGO League Partner Conference | Annual Conference for all FLL Operational Partners | |