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We serve Northern California by offering fun, technology-based enrichment activities.

Sparking an interest in math and science is a key to providing economic life choices for our youth.  We focus on affordable and sustainable activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills.
Playing At Learning is a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation.

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FIRST LEGO League
          

FIRST Tech Challenge

2008 team registration is open
Challenge kickoff: Sept 5th
Tournament registration opens Oct 1st
Tournament season Nov - Jan

2008 team registration is open
Challenge kickoff: Sept 13
Tournament registration opens Nov 1st
Tournament season Dec - Feb

   
  
   
FIRST LEGO League extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to students between the ages of 9 through 14 using real-world context and hands-on experience.
FIRST Tech Challenge is a mid-level robotics competition for pre-college students (upper middle school and high school). It offers the challenge of a FIRST competition (ala FRC), but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit.
Scope: In 2007: approximately 90,000 students in 40+ countries participated.
Scope: In 2007: approximately 7,000 students from US, Canada, Mexico, Singapore and China participated.

Junior FIRST LEGO League    
 FIRST JFLL Team Registration will open in late August

Additional FIRST Program: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
 Silicon Valley Regional,  UC Davis Regional

Educational Enrichment Through Play
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Last Updated: 08/25/2008 4:10 PM