At Excellerate Learning Studio, students can discover the awesome world of robotics!
Our interactive courses make learning design-thinking and engineering concepts a blast. Whether your goal is to build bots for competitions or just have fun coding movements into robots, our classes provide an engaging environment to foster creativity while sharpening STEM skills.
Come join us in making mechanical magic come alive with this amazing technology today!
At Excellerate Learning Studio, students can discover the awesome world of robotics!
Our interactive courses make learning design-thinking and engineering concepts a blast. Whether your goal is to build bots for competitions or just have fun coding movements into robots, our classes provide an engaging environment to foster creativity while sharpening STEM skills.
Come join us in making mechanical magic come alive with this amazing technology today!
Engineering Design Thinking Process
Our students are taking STEM education to the next level. Through our unique Design Thinking Process, they’ll identify and address real-world problems, come up with innovative solutions, then refine them via an iterative process. It’s inspiring youth of today to become tomorrow’s problem solvers!
101
Foundation Lab
- For students who have no previous experience in Lego® robotics
- Students will learn the basics of building and coding autonomous robots, the engineering design thinking process, the use of various robot components in competition, and how to code for their robot to perform a variety of tasks, including detecting obstacles, moving objects, following lines, and turning at precise angles
201
Intermediate Lab
- For students who have completed 101 Robot Trainer Lab
- With the help of the projects and coding skills they learned from the 101 Foundation Lab, students will be able to connect other STEM concepts in a dynamic team environment and learn how to perform a series of complex tasks.
301
Advanced Lab
- For students who are ready to take on the competition-level challenge.
- Students will build on their existing skills by creating advanced models and programs, and then put those skills to the test by walking through a previous FIRST® Lego® League robotics competition.
401
Leadership Lab
- For students who have at least one competition experience.
- This course will give them the confidence they need to succeed and equip them with STEM leadership to set them apart from their peers.
101
Foundation Lab
- For students who have no previous experience in Lego® robotics
- Students will learn the basics of building and coding autonomous robots, the engineering design thinking process, the use of various robot components in competition, and how to code for their robot to perform a variety of tasks, including detecting obstacles, moving objects, following lines, and turning at precise angles
201
Intermediate Lab
- For students who have completed 101 Robot Trainer Lab
- With the help of the projects and coding skills they learned from the 101 Foundation Lab, students will be able to connect other STEM concepts in a dynamic team environment and learn how to perform a series of complex tasks.
301
Advanced Lab
- For students who are ready to take on the competition-level challenge.
- Students will build on their existing skills by creating advanced models and programs, and then put those skills to the test by walking through a previous FIRST® Lego® League robotics competition.
401
Leadership Lab
- For students who have at least one competition experience.
- This course will give them the confidence they need to succeed and equip them with STEM leadership to set them apart from their peers.
FIRST LEGO League Challenge
Here’s How to Get Started:
FIRST LEGO League: It's more than robot competitions
STEP
01
Register on our website to apply for Excellerate Robotics Team. *Student must have completed 101 course or demonstrate equivalent level of skills.
STEP
02
Once your student is accepted to the team, the team will meet on Fridays 4-6 pm starting in August and additional hours on Saturdays during the competition season at our Lincolnshire Learning Studio.
STEP
03
Students will compete at the regional in December and at the state in January. The World Championship is held in April 2024 and our team is planning to be there.
THE CORE VALUE OF THE FIRST ROBOTICS PROGRAM IS GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM & COOPERTITION
Friendly 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.
The FIRST Community expresses the FIRST philosophies of Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition® through our Core Values:
- Discovery: We explore new skills and ideas.
- Innovation: We use creativity and persistence to solve problems.
- Impact: We apply what we learn to improve our world.
- Inclusion: We respect each other and embrace our differences.
- Teamwork: We are stronger when we work together.
- Fun: We enjoy and celebrate what we do!