Event Information You can find your event date, time, and location listed at the Michigan FLLE Events page. Your event assignment is at the Team List link at the top of the Events page. Please note that event placements are final, and not all teams were able to be placed into their first choice event. Your event host will reach out with additional details about two weeks before your event. Event Readiness Rosters are due the Monday before your event to your event host. It can take time to get coaches screened and consent forms signed, so start now. You can find directions for completingRead More →

Event Registration Ending Please complete your event registration forms by Tuesday, October 22nd by midnight. The registration form is available at the Michigan FLLE Events page at the ‘Event Registration’ link at the top. I will be posting the event assignment list by the end of the week. Please note that I will pull the team list one last time when event registration closes, so if you want to make any changes to your team name for fall/winter events, please do that by then in the FIRSTinspires.org Dashboard. Event Readiness Reminders As event registration ends, please turn your attention to getting your team’s “paperwork” inRead More →

Event Registration Event registration will open this Wednesday, October 9, at noon. All teams will receive an email Wednesday morning with a link to register, and it will also be posted at at the Event Registration link at the top. All event registration will be completed by form; no email or phone registration requests are accepted. You can find the list of events at the Michigan FLLE Events page If you are interested in hosting an event, please reach out to angela@firstinmichigan.org. If you have not yet registered your team for the season, you may be receiving this email but you will not be placedRead More →

Participation Reminder In Michigan, we run a slightly different progression of programs from FIRST national. In Michigan, FIRST LEGO League is an elementary school only program with teams comprised solely of elementary school aged/grade team members. To attend an event or receive any grants, FLLE teams must be aligned to the FIRST in Michigan progression of programs, consisting ONLY of students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade. FIRST LEGO League Explore team size is capped at 6. No exceptions are made, and smaller teams than this are highly encouraged (4-5 students.) Multiple teams out of a given school/organization are welcome. Each team will need two registered,Read More →

2020-2021 SEASON REGISTRATION It is NOT TOO LATE to get your lower elementary school FLL Explore team going! To recap, our FIM FLL Explore season has been pushed back and extended to give teams more time to figure out how to work and play no matter the scenario in place. Our sponsors and legislators are sending a loud message through their grant dollars – keep growing the next generation of leaders and innovators. We need them now more than ever! TEAM REGISTRATION REMINDERS Registration for the 2020-21 season continues! You can complete your registration by following the detailed instructions at the FIRST in Michigan FIRSTRead More →

2020-2021 SEASON FIRST and FIRST in Michigan are busy planning for the upcoming season. Now more than ever it’s important to help our students to comfortably engage with technology, to prepare to be future STEM problem-solvers, and to connect to their FIRST LEGO League team and worldwide community! Our program aspects will remain the same, though the execution might look a little different this year. TEAM RESOURCES FOR DEALING WITH COVID-19 CHALLENGES Some very helpful resources to help teams creatively problem solve to meet the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions: FLL Guidance for COVID-19 Interruptions from FIRST CHALLENGE RELEASE Check out the FIRST LEGO League ExploreRead More →