The Off-Season Invitational is a great opportunity for students to learn more about the FIRST LEGO League robot game. Using LEGO EV3 Robot kits, students will work in teams of up to 10 students to solve the most recent game, Animal Allies. They will design and build custom robots and program them to execute missions via autonomous programming. Participants will not only learn about building and programming robots, but also critical thinking and team work skills that will apply to other activities.

Key facts:

• For students enrolled in 3rd-8th grade.
• Good for rookie and veteran participants.
• The season starts the week of February 6th.
• Meetings are twice a week.
• Competition is on April 15 at Elkhart Memorial High School.
• Participation fee is $100 per student.
• Team shirts are an optional $15.
• Special requests to be with teammates or friends will be accepted. 

​Schedule:
2/6 – week 1
2/13 – week 2
2/20 – week 3
2/27 – week 4
3/6 – week 5
3/13 – week 6
3/20 – week 7
3/27 – week 8
4/3 – no practice for Spring Break
4/10 – week 9
4/15 – competition