What is FLL?
FIRST Lego League (FLL) is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students. Every year in August, FIRST introduces a scientific and real-world challenge for FLL teams to solve. Furthermore, FLL teams design and program Lego Mindstorms robots that complete tasks. Then, teams meet at regional tournaments to share their knowledge, compare ideas, and display their robots. Competitions are split into three sections and a robot round. The first session, Core Values, judges how well a team works together and then asks participants to perform a teamwork exercise. During the second session, the Robot Design, teams explain how they designed their robot and demonstrate their programs to the judges. During the third session, the Project, students must research a topic related to the current challenge and create an innovative solution. Teams have five minutes to present their ideas, and the judges have another 5 minutes to ask questions. Finally, students run their robots to autonomously complete a set of tasks on the challenge mat.
The La Cañada Engineering Club sponsors and mentors 5 FLL teams (Students from La Cañada Elementary, Paradise Canyon Elementary, Palm Crest Elementary, and Flintridge Prep., and from La Cañada High School 7/8). In addition to mentoring these teams, our club also host 6 tournaments for this program (two practice tournaments, two qualifying tournaments, and the two Los Angeles Regional Championships). The La Cañada Engineering Club has been recognized as an essential and outstanding part of the Los Angeles First Lego League Region.
Game Season Starts in August of each year. FIRST will announce the challenge for the season with game videos, rules, and more.
FAQ
WHAT?
The La Cañada Engineering Club is currently hosting 5 FLL teams.
WHEN?
Starting in August of each year, FLL teams meet after school on select days* between 3:45-5:30pm for work on a research project, robot construction, programing and mission design.
WHERE?
La Cañada Engineering Club’s workshop at La Cañada High School, room 604, pass the North GYM.
PARTICIPANTS
EACH TEAM – Grades 4-8 with approximately 6-7 team members, at least 1 Parent Mentor, and at least 1 LCEC High School Student Mentor.
STEP 1
TO SIGN-UP go to the REGISTER Page for more information to enroll.
Create account at LCEC.Helloclub.com then complete an FLL Team Application in hello club.
STEP 2
Once assigned to the team and is ready to compete (prior to competition), EACH member and Parent must create a FIRST INSPIRES Account and complete both the registration and Consent Forms (see below for the link). Besides FIRST Registration that needs to be completed, complete the club registrations for the student (2025-2026 LCEC Enrollment opens May 15 2025, FLL Registration Begins May 15th 2025).
Register yourself on the Official FIRST Website (FIRST INSPIRES – COMING SOON) for a new FIRST account, not your child. Enter your name, email address, and birthdate, not your child’s. You will be able to add your child and apply to a team under the Parent/Guardian – Youth tab on your dashboard after your account has been created. Once completed, please search the Team Number to join the roster, Either FLL 15735 or FLL 15736 or FLL 15737 or FLL 15738 or FLL 57907. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or text 626-605-2429.
LCUSD Field Trip and Medical Forms (coming soon)
COST: Lab Donation Fee $350.00
LCEC and its programs are NOT funded by LCUSD. However, donated lab fees and Family and Company Donations help support ALL Programs. For example, FLL Team robot parts and costs to compete up to regionals, not including any traveling expense, is $1,900 per team ($9500). Please help and pay the lab fee (Click Here) if you would like to be a Sponsor and be recognized as part of our LCEC Family Support (Click Here).
COMPETITIONS?
The competitions begin in November and take place on the weekends at various locations around Southern California. The Los Angeles Regional Championship is in December.
TO JOIN FLL TEAM contact FLL Director
FLL Director, Jeremy Lee, [email protected]
How can I Help the Teams? Sign-up to Volunteer/ Mentor contact the LCEC Program Director & Mentor, Brian Mendoza, [email protected]
FLL Qualifying & Regional Tournament
Qualifier Tournament at Valencia HS, Sunday November TBA
Regional Tournament at La Canada High School, Saturday and Sunday December TBA
Parents are welcome to attend the event at La Canada HS.
