Good Morning Everyone!!

FLL Teams/participants needed for the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival! 
http://www.usasciencefestival.org/
We'll have a table and we're looking for teams to spend the day (Saturday and Sunday) doing robot demonstrations and talking with folks about VA-DC FLL!!

We're looking for mostly NoVA/DC participants since there isn't a budget for hotel rooms, but if you're ok with taking care of your own accommodations, we'll certainly welcome teams from anywhere!! 

Please Contact Kacey Neckowitz: [log in to unmask] to volunteer!
Kacey Neckowitz
Project Manager, VA/DC FIRST® LEGO® League
The College of Education at James Madison University
540-568-2216


From: Kacey Neckowitz <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Kacey Neckowitz <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:51:03 +0000
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [VADCFLL-L] Important Dates for the 2012 Season!!

FLL

April 2012 – Food Factor® World Festival

May 7, 2012 – Registration Opens for SENIOR SOLUTIONSSM season

                      Team registration, FLL Robot Sets, and Optional NXT parts begin to ship

Early August 2012 – FLL Field Setup Kits begin to Ship

August 28, 2012 – SENIOR SOLUTIONS Challenge Release

September 2012 – Registration closes (when all available team slots are taken)

April 25-27, 2013 – SENIOR SOLUTIONS World Festival


Jr.FLL

 

April 27, 2012 – Snack Attack World Festival Expo – St. Louis

April 17, 2012 – Snack Attack registration closes

August 1, 2012 – SUPER SENIORSSM Registration Opens

September 2012 – Online Expo launch

April 15, 2013 – SUPER SENIORS Registration closes

April 26, 2013 – SUPER SENIORS World Festival Expo – St. Louis


Thanks everyone!

Kacey Neckowitz
Project Manager, VA/DC FIRST® LEGO® League
The College of Education at James Madison University
540-568-2216


From: "Grove, Ralph Frederick - groverf" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: "Grove, Ralph Frederick - groverf" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:53:53 +0000
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Div1 lower age limit

The official age range for FLL is 9-14, as of Jan 1 each year. The upper limit is enforced, but the lower limit is left to the discretion of coaches.

Ralph F. Grove, PhD
Professor
JMU Department of Computer Science

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From: "Jeff Beima" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 23:47
Subject: [VADCFLL-L] Div1 lower age limit
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>

 
There is no lower age limit, so yes, they can.  Personally, I would consider 3rd graders borderline -- some do great, some just want to play with LEGOs.  As long as you and the older kids don't have unreasonable expectations, are patient with them, and find a way to include them, they will learn alot and will positively surprise you.  But, I wouldn't push a kid to move up against their will; doing a (or another) year of JrFLL can be very rewarding.
 
 
Jeff Beima
Coach, Terra-Techno Tigers
 
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Jagmeet Dhaliwal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Yes they can be.



On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Medhini Nagaraj <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all,

        I am a new coach to FLL an forming a team for 2012.
Some of the kids I've so far are born as follows. I am not getting a
clear picture if the little ones who just turned 9 this year in 2012 will be
able to participate in Div 1.

participant 1 : Jan 5th 2000
participant 2:  Feb 10th 2000
participant 3:  Jun 10th 2001
participant 4:  Aug 13th 2001
participant 5:  Jan  20th 2003
participant 6:  March 7th 2003

I realise that participant 1,2,3,4 are eligible to be in Div1.
My question is for participant 5 and 6. Can they be in Div 1 too?
Can anyone please help?

Thanks,
Medhini

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