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FLL Blog Volume 6

by | Sep 26, 2023 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore

FLL Blog Volume 6

There are lots of deadlines this week, so be sure to read the entire blog! 

I don’t want anyone missing anything! 🙂

Event Registration is for FLL Challenge Open!

*FLL Explore Registration coming soon, by 10/2

That’s right, it is finally open! I appreciate everyone’s patience.

Teams will be asked to select three event preferences. Please do not select the same event for all 3, unless it is the only event in driving distance.

Teams will be confirmed in their events once they have-

  1. Registered their team with firstinspires.org
  2. Registered their team with firstwa.org
  3. Secured their FIRST Washington invoice (by credit card, check or P.O.) Invoices will be sent out in October

I will post Assignments in November on firstwa.org, not on your dashboard.

Registration

OSPI Grant Closes this Friday, September 29th!

If you are a Public or Tribal Compact School, make sure you submit your OSPI grant by 5:00pm on Friday, 9/29! 

 

OSPI Grant

Two Registrations Close on September 30th!

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FIRST Washington Registration

The FIRST Washington registration will close on September 30th, as well as the FIRST Washington grant! If you have not filled this out, do it now! All Explore and Challenge teams are required to submit to participate

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FIRST Team Registration

For FLL Challenge teams- Team registration with FIRST Inspires will close September 30th! Make sure your team is registered! (If you are waiting on funding from OSPI, email me 🙂 )

FIRST Registration
FIRSTWA Challenge Registration
FIRSTWA Explore Registration

FLL Blog Volume 5

by | Sep 19, 2023 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore

FLL Blog Volume 5

Check out the news this week! 

Event Registration!

My apologies for those that have been looking for event registration! I am still waiting on one last venue! 

Make sure you have filled out the FIRST Washington registration while you are waiting- both registrations will be at the same link! 

challenge Registration
Explore Registration
OSPI

OSPI Grants are open!

They will close September 29th!

If you are a Washington State Public or Tribal Compact School, and have either active FLL Challenge teams or are registering or starting FLL Challenge teams-

Make sure you apply by SEPTEMBER 29TH!

OSPI Grant
Coaches Chat

Last Weeks Coaches Chat!

Recording is posted!

You can find the slides and the recording on the webinars page!

Webinars

FLL Blog Volume 4

by | Sep 12, 2023 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore

Coaches Meeting Thursday, September 14th, 7pm

Tune in this Thursday for our first coaches meeting of the season!

This one is on Zoom, but meetings after this will be on Teams. You do not need an account to join a Teams meeting, so don’t worry!

This months link 

As always, they will be recorded and posted on our website here

Event Registration Coming Soon!

I know you are all patiently waiting for the event registration to open! I am hopeful that it will be open by the end of the week! 

My goal for this season was to have one FIRST Washington registration for FLL that included event registration, but that was not able to happen this season. Fingers crossed for next season! 

Event registration will be found on the same page as the FIRST Washington registration. 

Click Here

OSPI Meeting Tonight at 7pm

Washington State Public and Tribal Compact schools, make sure to join us tonight for our OSPI information meeting at 7pm! 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87552498043?pwd=akl2ZmRrQ2taUDdraXVUSjM4ckFrQT09 

The OSPI grant will open Friday September 15th!

FLL Blog Volume 3

by | Sep 6, 2023 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore

FLL Blog Volume 3

Alright, we are switching to Blog form for FLL Challenge and FLL Explore!

From now on you will get your info from the Blog instead of the coach blasts! The coach blast will be to notify you of a new Blog post and what it contains.

Hopefully this format works well! I am also going to try and consistantly post on Tuesdays so you know what day to check!

*If you have team photos  (at competitions or working in meetings) and would like to see your teams photos in the Blog (make sure you have parents permission!), you can email them to info@firstwa.org

Boeing Grant is open!

If you have a Boeing mentor, make sure they fill out the application for your team.

Breaking news, OSPI & FIRST Washington Agreement!

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What's different?

FIRST Washington is now the administrator of the OSPI grant and funds

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Who can apply?

Any public or tribal compact school in Washington State can apply

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Why should you apply?

It will give you access to funding to support your team!

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When does the grant open?

The grant will open on Sept 15 and close on Sept 29.

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We will be holding a meeting on Sept 12 from 7-8:30 pm

to talk more about the changes and how they affect you**.

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Who should attend this meeting?

Any one who currently coaches a public school FLL Challenge team or wants to start an FLL Challenge team at a Washington State Public or Tribal Compact School

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How do I join this meeting?

By clicking this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87552498043?pwd=akl2ZmRrQ2taUDdraXVUSjM4ckFrQT09

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**Please note:

This is not a typical coaches meeting, the only people that should attend this meeting are the lead/alternate coaches or school faculty that fills out the Washington State OSPI grant.

FIRST Washington Registration!

 

Registration is now open! You can find the links here-

FLL Challenge

FLL Explore

Event registration is not yet open. When it opens it will be posted on the website and announced on the Blog!

FLL Blog Volume 2

by | Aug 31, 2023 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore

FLL Blog Volume 2

FIRST Washington is preparing to administer the OSPI Grant! More info to come soon.

Information on OSPI for Washington Public and Tribal Compact Schools

What’s different? FIRST Washington is in the process of becoming the administrator of the OSPI grant and funds

Who can apply? Any public or tribal compact school in Washington State can apply

Why should you apply? It will give you access to funding to support your team!

When does the grant open? Our plan is to open the grant on Sept 15 and close the grant on Sept 29-however stay tuned for any updates.

We will be holding a meeting on Sept 12 from 7-8:30 pm to talk more about the changes and how they affect you.

Who should attend this meeting? Any one who currently coaches or wants to start a team at a Washington State Public or Tribal Compact School

Does it matter which program I am interested in? If you coach or are interested in coaching an FLL Challenge, FTC or FRC team FROM a Washington State Public or Tribal Compact School, then you want to attend this meeting! We will be talking to coaches at all levels for the first part of the meeting and then will break into rooms to answer questions that are more specific to an individual program.

How do I join this meeting? By clicking this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87552498043?pwd=akl2ZmRrQ2taUDdraXVUSjM4ckFrQT09

 

**Please note: This is not a typical coaches meeting, the only people that should attend this meeting are coaches/mentors/school faculty that fill out the Washington State OSPI grant.

FLL Blog Volume 1

by | May 17, 2023 | FLL, FLL Challenge, FLL Explore

FLL Blog Volume 1

WELCOME!

We’re here to guide you through your best year yet!

 If you are new to this blog, this is the place where you will find all of the Washington specific FIRST LEGO League information.

Coaches and team administrators in the FIRST system for the MASTERPIECE season will be added weekly. Every blog post will be numbered, and emails will go out notifying of a new post! 

UPCOMING EVENTS

See what’s happening this month.

2024 Season Theme Video

Check it out here

 

MASTERPIECE Challenge set

Teaser released by LEGO Education

Team Registration

Now open!! Register here

 

New Email Look!

From now on, you will be seeing a new look to the Coach Blasts! We are also working on a new look for our website! We appreciate your patience during this process and pardon our dust!

Useful Contacts:

Useful Links:

Challenge-

Explore-