FIRST LEGO LEAGUE DiscoverFor children ages 4-6, this playful introductory STEM program ignites their natural curiosity and builds their habits of learning with hands-on activities in the classroom and at home using LEGO® DUPLO® bricks.
FIRST LEGO League ExploreCaptures young curiosity by exploring real-world scientific challenges, learning teamwork, and working with motorized LEGO® elements.
FIRST LEGO League Challengeriendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students ages 9-16* engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering - building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. UMBC is the Program Delivery Organization for this program.
FIRST Tech ChallengeTeams of middle and high school-aged students are challenged to design, build, and program a robot to play a floor game against other teams’ creations. FIRST Chesapeake is the Program Delivery Organization for the District of Columbia and Maryland.
FIRST Robotics CompetitionCombining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology we call FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate Sport for the Mind. FIRST Chesapeake is the operational partner for FRC. FIRST Chesapeake is the Program Delivery Organization for the District of Columbia and Maryland.
The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) family of robotics programs represent a continuum of education and competition opportunites for students from grades K-12. FIRST offers five programs.