Legos and Robotics at St. Brendan's!
We look forward to welcoming you to St. Brendan Legos and Robotics Program!  Registration is now closed for Spring 2024 except for 5th/6th/7th Grade Robotics Competition Prep.  Please review the following for more info on our programs.  Please submit only one form per student registration.  If you have any questions about this form or our programs in general, feel free to e-mail the coordinator at Robotics@school.saintbrendan.org.
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This year's FIRST Lego League (FLL) theme is "Masterpiece"!  Participating teams in Pre-K through 2nd grade will celebrate the roles our STEM skills play in the arts and will imagine and innovate new ways to create and communicate art across the globe.  New for this term, our Pre-K and K students will additionally be introduced to coding with VEX 123 STEM labs!  1st and 2nd graders will be given opportunities to build and to code with LEGO WeDo 2.0 or Spike Essentials modules.

Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades will participate in an exciting VEX GO competition offered in Winter 2024.  For 6th grade and up, we are excited to offer VEX IQ STEM labs or VEX IQ Competition.  Note that the VEX IQ offering is dependent on registration numbers.  Please read the descriptions below for some of the fun and engaging STEM activities we've developed for your children.  
Sessions are mostly scheduled for after school on full Mondays or on full Fridays.  Please refer to the calendar below for session times by team/grade.   
Student
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Please indicate your child's name (first and last).  If registering multiple children, please use separate forms.
Parent/Guardian 1 Name: *
Parent/Guardian 2 Name:
Additional E-mail:
Child's Grade Level (Pre-K to 8th grade): *
Program choice
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For which program would your child like to register? Please scroll down for a brief description of each team and indicate your preference.   Priority registration goes to new club students.   Selections will change to "Waitlist" once all roster spots are filled.  In that event, the coordinator will reach out to you separately for your child's registration options.  

>>> Spring 2024 registration is now open through Friday, April 19th!  
>>> Time slot preferences (where applicable) are first-come/first-serve.  
  • Grades Pre-K to K:  12 students max per section.  Our youngest builders begin working with Lego Steam  Park Duplo sets in developing their fine motor skills while showcasing their incredible imaginations!  Students will also be introduced to block coding with VEX 123 kits.   $100 fee per trimester.  
  • Grades 1st to 2nd:  24 students max.  1st and 2nd graders move into working with Lego Education Bricq sets and engage in dynamic and fun experiments!  Students also gain more exposure to block programming with the more complex WeDo 2.0 or Spike Essentials kits.  For Winter 2024, students may additionally work the FLL Masterpiece theme and start building collaborative models to present at an FLL or school event in our gym!  $110 fee per trimester. 
  • Grades 3rd to 5th (VEX GO):  12 students max per section. 2 sections planned.  Students continue to develop their design, building, and coding skills with VEX GO kits and with VEX VR challenges.  If total VEX GO enrollment supports it, they will additionally compete in an in-house robotics tournament!   Students form teams, build their hero robots, and participate in a fun bracketed competition format at our gym!  The $120 fee per trimester.
  • Grades 5th to 7th (Robotics Competition Prep): 6 students minimum.  This offering is for students who will be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade for the 2024-2025 academic year and is intended to provide basic robotics skills training for FIRST Lego League Challenge &/or VEX IQ Competition.  It is additionally meant to provide information to both students and parents on the Fall competition season as well as educate them on the level of student and family commitment required to field a successful team.  No fee - this offering is free!  
  • Grades 6th to 8th (VEX IQ):  6 students minimum to 12 students max.  This program is oriented more for advanced robotics skills development and for leveling up beyond VEX GO with the more versatile VEX IQ kits!  Students will work on one STEM Labs module at each session.   $130 fee per trimester.
  • VEX IQ Competition:   6 students minimum to 12 students max.  Middle-school students will form teams, evolve their robotics skills, and prepare for their own exciting VEX competition to be held in our gym!  Students will come up with their own robot design that is capable of completing the competition obstacles.  Students may also code their own custom remote control to operate the robot, &/or they may program their robot to perform the challenges autonomously.  Note that this top-tier program requires about 2 hours a week initially and steps up to 3 to 4 hours as competition draws closer.  Unavailable for Winter 2023.
  • FLL Challenge Team:   6 students minimum to 12 students max.    This team is reserved for middle-school students who are prepared to take their robotics skills to the Western Washington regional level.  Students make a commitment to 2 practices each week plus scrimmages.  As the December Qualifier approaches, additional practices may be required.  The team will manage their schedule in a multifaceted competition that includes a robotics/coding obstacle course, an engineering design project based on the season theme, and demonstrated FLL CORE values.  Unavailable for 2023-2024 season.
Robotics Competition Prep!
5th, 6th, and 7th graders - are you interested in taking your robotics skills to the competition level?  Please read on for an additional opportunity this Spring for you!
  • Grades 5th to 7th (Robotics Competition Prep): 6 students minimum.  This offering is for students who will be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade for the 2024-2025 academic year and is intended to provide basic robotics skills training for FIRST Lego League Challenge &/or VEX IQ Competition.  It is additionally meant to provide information to both students and parents on the Fall competition season as well as educate them on the level of student and family commitment required to field a successful team.  No fee - this offering is free!  Meetings will be on Fridays, 4:10-5:00 PM in the Science Lab.  
Registration Fee *
Payment is due upon registration.    Please process your payment before submitting this form at the following link.  Alternatively, you may submit a check to the front office.  Checks should be written out to "St. Brendan School" with "Lego Club" and your child's name in the memo line.  

Please select your method of payment.  If you had to select a waitlist for program choice, no payment is due until a spot opens up for your child.  If financial assistance is required, please contact Robotics@school.saintbrendan.org. 

Note that the Registration Fee Waiver option is no longer available as we are well staffed for coaching at this time!  However, we are always looking for subs, future coaches. and support volunteers, so please do still indicate your volunteer preferences.  The coordinator will work to help get you involved with the club!
Volunteering
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Our robotics program is highly dependent on parent volunteers to keep it running and evolving.  Would you like to volunteer as a coach or in a support role (e.g., T-shirts, inventory, event referee)?  STEM experience is not required, and training will be provided!  Yes, this counts toward your annual service hours for St. Brendan's School!  Little or a lot - anything helps to keep this amazing program going for our kids.  

Volunteer coaching benefits:
- 1 waiver of registration dues if you can commit to coaching at least 75% of assigned sessions .  A total of 5 waivers (i.e., 1 waiver per coach) can be offered this term on a first-come-first-serve basis.  The coordinator will confirm your waiver.  
- Free extended care for your children on the afternoon you are coaching!
- Up to 15 service hours available this term!
Parent Coaching Subs
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Regular coaching volunteers may not be able to staff all of your child's sessions due to unexpected circumstances (e.g., illness, bad traffic).  In this case, the session would have to be cancelled, and your child would be sent to extended care.  Would you be able to serve as a substitute to keep those particular sessions scheduled in the event of a coaching cancellation? 
Company match
Corporate sponsorship is most welcome and helps keep down our registration fees!  Matching donations could even be possible with your company (e.g., Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft, Phillips, Stryker).  Please indicate if you would like to submit a matching donation.  
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