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FIRST LEGO League
Students design, build and code LEGO robots, tackle a real-world research challenge, and compete alongside teams from across Massachusetts. Open to kids from any area town — we’re not tied to a school or district.
Our FLL teams are a co-op program that requires family adults to make the commitment to coach and/or volunteer.
Grades 5–8 (Challenge)
Grades 3–4 (Explore)
September – December
Littleton & Bolton, MA
Requires family coaches and volunteers
FLL is changing after the current 2026 BioGLOW season
In March 2026, FIRST and LEGO Education announced they are ending their partnership, so the current version of FLL programs will end after the 2026 season. We’re running FLL in Fall 2026 as we have since 2015, and we’ll share our plans for 2027 as soon as we know them. Join the interest list below to be the first to hear about those plans.
Build a robot. Solve a real problem. Learn to work as a team.
Robot Game
Design and program a LEGO robot to complete missions on a competition table — then refine it match after match.
Innovation Project
Research a real-world problem tied to the season’s theme, invent a solution, and present it to judges.
Core Values
Teamwork, discovery and gracious professionalism — judged just as seriously as the robot.
Choose a program
All 2026 programs are full. Sign up for the interest list and we’ll email you when 2027 details are ready — hopefully by late spring, depending on when FIRST releases information.
Littleton
Co-op competition teams based in Littleton, open to students from any area community.
Bolton
Rookies have historically trained in the spring (late April – June) so they’re ready for the fall competition season.
Bolton
Small teams build a LEGO creation that tackles a real problem, then share it at a local Festival.
From interest list to competition day
Join the interest list
Pick the program that fits your student.
Hear from us
Registration details usually arrive in early summer, though the timeline for 2027 is uncertain.
Register & volunteer
Sign up and choose how your family will help the team run.
Build, practice, compete
The season runs September through December.
volunteer-run, at every level
Our FLL teams are co-op style: each student needs a parent or other family adult who actively helps so the program can run. There are lots of ways to pitch in, and we’ll share the options when registration opens.
See FLL in action
No. Our programs are open to students from all area communities and aren’t tied to a specific school or district.
There are several ways to meet it. We share the full list of roles when registration information is released.
New Bolton students have historically trained from late April to June. Plans for 2027 aren’t set yet, but our past virtual lessons are free to use.
Yes, and we’re happy to help. The cost is low when split among a few families, it comes with a 10-session week-by-week curriculum, and coaches need no prior experience.
FLL Explore teams meet once a week Sept-Nov, with a showcase Festival in mid-November.
FLL Challenge teams meet 1-2 times each week Sept-early Dec, with competitions usually in early-mid December.
Questions about FIRST LEGO League?
Our program coordinators are happy to help.