FIRST© LEGO© League introduces STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) to children ages 9-14 (varies by region) through fun, exciting hands-on learning.
Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program using LEGO® technology, helping today’s students, families, and educators build a better future together.
In Newfoundland and Labrador, we host the annual provincial championships. Students from across the province come together to showcase their creations and ingenuity.
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Challenge Requirements
The FIRST LEGO League Challenge competition consists of four pillars. Prior to the competition, your team will build a robot using a LEGO SPIKE Prime robot kit and optional LEGO SPIKE Prime expansion set. Your objective is to use your robot to complete as many tasks as possible in 2.5 minutes on the competition table. As well, you you will prepare a “science fair” like project called the innovation project. At this competition, you compete in the robot game, and present your robot design and innovation project in a presentation to a panel of judges.
CORE VALUES
Demonstrate FIRST© Core Values in everything you do. Your team will be evaluated during the robot game and the judging session. Show how your team is inclusive and works together to solve issues. Celebrate by having fun in everything you do!
ROBOT DESIGN
Your team will prepare a short presentation on your robot design, programs, and strategy. Showcase your design rational for your team's robot such as: how you iterated on your designs, what was your testing process of your code, and what were your challenges you faced while building.
ROBOT GAME
Your team will have three 2.5 minute matches to complete as many missions as possible. These missions may require your robot to pull or push things, move objects around the board, bring objects to the home base and more.
INNOVATION PROJECT
Your team will prepare a live, engaging presentation to explain the work you have done on your innovation project. For your innovation project, you will identity and research a problem to solve, design a new solution improve an existing one, create a model or drawing of your design, and iterate on your solution by collecting feedback.
Costs and Funding
Our goal is to give every student in the province the opportunity to participate in STEM education. Cost is a major barrier for students across the province and we are committed to reducing costs and providing new and existing teams the resources they need to participate.
Every team in the province is required to pay a registration fee of $150 CAD. After paying this registration, Levitate Learning will provide you all the resources required for your team to participate in FIRST LEGO League in the province. See below for what you will be provided.
| Item | Value | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador Registration | $150 CAD | $150 CAD |
| FIRST Global Registration Fee | $250 USD |
$0 CAD (Covered by us) |
| LEGO SPIKE Prime Kit | $500 CAD |
$0 CAD (Provided to new teams for free) |
| LEGO SPIKE Prime Expansion Kit | $170 CAD |
$0 CAD (Provided to new teams for free) |
| 2025-2026 Challenge Competition Set | $110 CAD |
$0 CAD (Provided to all teams for free) |
| Total Cost: |
$150 CAD |
With your registration fee paid, you're team gets the opportunity to participate in the Newfoundland and Labrador Championship competition in St. John's. We recognize that travel is another barrier for students to participate in programs like this. For teams that require overnight travel to participate, your registration fee will also unlock travel stipends to support getting to the competition.
Provided Travel Stipend for Teams
| Distance From St. John's | >100km | >250km | >500km | Labrador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomodations | $700 CAD | $700 CAD | $700 CAD | $700 CAD |
| Transportation | $200 CAD | $400 CAD | $600 CAD | *$800 CAD per flight ticket |
| Total | $900 CAD | $1100 CAD | $1300 CAD | *$700 CAD + flight allowance |
*depending on team size, we may not be able to accommodate all flight tickets. We will do our best to provide funding for as many students and coaches as possible.
