FIRST Tech Challenge
Teams of middle and high school-aged students are challenged to design, build, and program a robot to play a floor game against other teams’ creations
FIRST LEGO League
Grades 4-8
FIRST Tech Challenge
Grades 7-12
FIRST Robotics Competition
Grades 9-12
FIRST TECH CHALLENGE
FIRST® Tech Challenge students work together with their mentors to design and build dynamic robots to compete in an exciting game released every September.
On and off the field, students develop STEM skills, engage in community outreach, practice engineering innovation, and build confidence to help them succeed.
NEW SEASON CHALLENGE OUT NOW
FIRST Tech Challenge teams are investigating the power of the world’s artifacts and unlock mysteries in a new 2025-2026 challenge, DECODE™ presented by RTX, part of our FIRST AGE™ presented by Qualcomm season.
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Calendar
FTC EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA
october
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Northern/Central Valley
Program Delivery Organization
Playing at Learning
Program Delivery Partner
Mark Edelman: marke@playingatlearning.org
Ashley Harbert: aharbert@playingatlearning.org
LA Unified School District
Program Delivery Organization
LA Unified School District
Program Delivery Partner
Ayham Dahi: ayham.dahi@lausd.net
Jaspreet Sandha: jaspreet.sandha@lausd.net
Los Angeles
Program Delivery Organization
Next Careers
Program Delivery Partner
Patrick Brophy: pbrophy@firstpartners.org
Theresa Klemme: tfklemme@gmail.com
San Diego
Program Delivery Organization
Robotics Inspiring Science and Engineering, Inc.
Program Delivery Partner
Matt Nilsen:mnilsen@firstpartners.org
Senior Mentor
Dan Glenn: dglenn@firstpartners.org
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