If you have not been following along with the Google Group messages,  NorCal FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifier Tournament preference selection is open in mylumi .  

In general, you can set preferences at any time while Preferencing is open…. note that your preferences will be deleted if the Team Status is not “Good”  AND the team has paid their regional registration fee.

Explanation on how Preference Registration works

Have questions about how to get the Overall California YPP Clearance requirements completed –  visit the AB506 webpage for instructions and answers to common questions.   [Most common this week – if I have already been LiveScan fingerprints can I just send that to FIRST :  unfortunately, no]

If you are not interested in attending a Qualifier tournament  (ie you are interested in a Spring League tournament)  – you do not have to worry about this.   Not sure what this means – here is a graphic that explains the difference(s) between our 2 different League Seasons here in NorCal.

FIRST AGE  Join our archaeology-inspired robotics season

National Team registration via firstinspires.org is open now

During the UNEARTHED℠ season, FIRST LEGO League teams will explore the past, discover artifacts, trace stories and use them to develop ideas for the future.

Details for the UNEARTHED season will be available Tuesday August 5, 2025 at 9am pacific time

NorCal Regional qualifier (competitive league) registration in mylumi is expected to open ~September 2025
NorCal Regional spring league registration in mylumi is expected to open ~January 2026

Learn more about the 2 different league seasons available to teams in Northern California – team will choose one or the other leagues to participate in

Learn more about California Youth Protection (AB506) screening requirements for coaches/mentors and most event volunteers 

Join NorCal FLL Challenge googlegroup to be informed about all local news including important dates and deadlines!
[and make sure to update your Membership settings to receive email – default is no email]

CHAMPIONSHIPS:   As recently posted on our Announcement googlegroup,   we have 3 upcoming Championships.

• Jan 19 at Pleasant Grove HS, Elk Grove
• Mar 2 in San Jose (exact location to be published soon)
• Mar 9 at Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto

All information about the championships – including how to volunteer –  is posted on the dedicated Championship website – check it out!

SPRING LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS:  We are still looking for hosts and organizers for Spring League events.  More information about what is needed to Host or Organize a Tournament.     We will open registration in January as soon as we have this all sorted.  We have ALOT of teams interested in Spring League which is awesome but that means that we need ALOT of tournaments.

All of our upcoming qualifiers are open to the public – you are welcome to stop by.  I would recommend prioritizing going to a High School as generally they will have more space for audience to sit, etc.  I would also recommend stopping by after 9:30am or so  (and not over noon lunch break) and before 4:00pm if you want to catch teams planning the Robot Game and talk to them in their pits about their Innovation Project, ask about their robot, and their team experience!

Upcoming Events Calendar

We are still looking for additional Spring League tournament hosts and organizers!   If you know of an affordable (ie no rent) place that can support 12 or more teams, please let us know.  More info about how to organizer a tournament.

We do have a physical location in San Jose – so events can happen there but for those teams particularly in SF, Sac, East Bay – we need your help to find hosts and organizers!

If you have not been following along with the Google Group messages,  NorCal FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifier Tournament preference selection is open in mylumi . Deadline to complete is October 4th.

In the SUBMERGED℠ challenge, FIRST LEGO League teams will use creative thinking and LEGO® technology to explore the layers of the ocean and bring their learnings and ideas to the surface as they “sea” into the future.

National Team registration via firstinspires.org dashboard opens May 14, 2024

Season Details available August 6, 2024

NorCal Regional event registration is expected to open ~September 2024

Join NorCal FLL Challenge googlegroup to be informed about all local news including important dates and deadlines!
[and make sure to update your Membership settings to receive email – default is no]

The final NorCal FIRST LEGO League Challenge championship is running now!
You can join us at Palo Alto HS – we are in the main gym (Peery Center)
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Campus Map

Our livestream is now live – check out on the Playing At Learning org’s YouTube channel

mylumi has schedule, live scores and more

March 17 FIRST LEGO League Challenge Championship is now live and streaming  – check it out on our YouTube channel

Schedule of teams & Scores are available  on mylumi.playingatlearning.org 

More about the Championship and the FIRST LEGO League Challenge program is available on the visitor page on the championship website.