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FLL Challenge Ontario Bioglow Season

Program Update #9

Friday, October 9, 2026

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ONE WEEK UNTIL EVENT

SELECTION CLOSES!


The event selection process for FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifying Tournaments opened on October 5, 2026 and will close on October 16, 2026. Officially registered teams now have the opportunity to choose three from among a LIST of sixteen events and are guaranteed to be assigned to compete at one of their top three choices.


To be eligible for event selection, teams must have two screened coaches AND the parents or guardians of all Youth Team Members are required to complete the online youth team member registration process, as outlined at this LINK. Coaches must then generate and submit a COMPLETED Team Roster when indicating their event preference.


So that nothing prevents your team from registering for or attending a qualifying tournament this season, please ensure that by October 16, 2026:


  • you have two Lead Coaches, both of whom have completed the Youth Protection Program (YPP) screening process
  • you have selected a team of no more than ten (10) students, whose parents or guardians have completed the Youth Team Member Registration process
  • you have generated a digital copy of the completed team roster, so you can upload it to the event selection form, a link to which was sent by email to all officially registered teams on October 5, 2026



Kickoff Recap


Thank you to everyone who attended the FIRST LEGO League Challenge Kickoff Celebration and Conference on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Bayview Glen, which featured workshops by highly acclaimed FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams, coaches, volunteers, and alumni from across the province! If you missed the event or would like to revisit and review all of the amazing information that was presented during these sessions, please click HERE to view the slideshows that the presenters have shared.


Curriculum Alignment & Class Packs


Are you considering integrating the FIRST LEGO League Challenge program in your classroom? Are you wondering what curriculum expectations can be met through participation in FIRST LEGO League Challenge? Are you looking for ways to meet the coding expectations in the mathematics and science curricula? If so, please click HERE to see how the lessons in the 2026-27 Bioglow Team Meeting Guide align with the Grades 4 - 8 Language, Mathematics and Science curricula. We hope that you are inspired by the many ways in which to integrate this amazing program with the curriculum!


REMINDERS

Stay Connected with Slack


Offer and receive support and grow your network by joining the #fll-challenge channel in the FIRST LEGO League Ontario Slack Workspace, where coaches can ask and answer questions, offer support, solutions and advice, share useful tips and resources, celebrate successes, connect with others across the province and stay up to date with important information about tournament preparation and registration.

Review Past Updates


Need to review a previous message related to FIRST LEGO League Challenge? You can review past program updates at this LINK and please invite your colleagues, students on your team and their parents to subscribe at the same link so everyone can stay up to date on the latest information.

Alumni Network


Do you know any students that have graduated from high school after participating in FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge or FIRST Robotics Competition? If so, please invite them to join the FIRST Robotics Canada Alumni Network, where they can learn strategies for leveraging their FIRST experience in their careers, stay connected through the LinkedIn group and receive updates through the Alumni Network newsletter. For more information and to join, please click HERE.

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