Our teams are made up of students from grades K-12, and compete as part of FIRST®.
Registration starts in late May for the 2026-2027 season.
FIRST® LEGO LEAGUE CHALLENGE
Grades 4-6
In FLL Challenge, friendly competition is at the heart of this League, as teams of students grades 4-6 engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering - building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game.
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Each yearly challenge is based on a different theme.
FIRST® TECH CHALLENGE
Grades 7-8
FIRST® Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming.
FIRST® ROBOTICS CHALLENGE
Grades 9-12
Our FIRST® Robotics Competition Team, under strict rules and limited time and resources, is challenged to build an industrial-sized robot to play a difficult field game in alliance with other teams, while also fundraising to meet their goals, designing a team “brand,” and advancing respect and appreciation for STEM within the local community.
Silent Auction Donors
Huge thank you to all the donors who made our Robotics Showcase Silent Auction possible. We raised over $7500!
FIRST® Robotics Challenge Families
FIRST® Tech Challenge Families
FIRST® LEGO® League Explore Families
FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge Families
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Altitude Jump Park
Anna's House - Plainfield Avenue
Applebee’s - Grand Haven
Aunt Candy’s Toy Company
Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern - Cascade
BattleGR Tactical Games
Blandford Nature Center
Brann's Steakhouse & Grille
Bricks & Minifigs Grand Rapids
Buffalo Wild Wings
Cannon Pool
Cheesecake Factory
Chick-fil-A Grand Rapids South
Chuck E. Cheese
Circle Theatre
City BBQ
Civic Theater
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
Dam Dogs
Douglas J Institute - Grand Rapids
Dublin Jerky
Eric Brown Stained Glass
Everywear
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Full Circle Coffee Gift Cards
Glow Golf
Grainger
Grand Rapids Ace Hardware
Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids Public Museum
Holland Aquatic Center
Honey Creek Inn
J’adore Nails & Spa
Leagues and Legends
Magnum Coffee
Mister Car Wash
Mr. Burger
New City Neighbor Farm
Oriental Trading Company
P.F. Chang’s
Pizza Hut - Rockford
Potbelly
Reaction RC Hobbies
Rebounderz - Indoor Trampoline and Adventure Park
Red Robin
Rockford Brewing Company
Rockford Footwear Depot
Sky Zone
Smith Owen Sewing and Quilting
Soaring Suds/Nera Wix
Starbucks
Taco Bell
Taylor Calson
Terry Hall Passes
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The Chop House Grand Rapids
The Great Escape
The Jewell Golf course
The Sweet Nectar Shop
Trader Joe’s
Uccello’s Rockford
Voda
Walker Ice and Fitness
Whitecaps Community Foundation
Meijer
FACTS ABOUT FIRST®
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Inspire young people to create innovation solutions through robotics
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785K+ students participated in the 2023-2024 season
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There are FIRST® teams in 28 countries.
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81% of FIRST® Alumni Declare Majors in STEM
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83% of FIRST® Alumni have Confidence to Take Leadership Roles in School
Our teams, under the Paradise Teams Umbrella, are based out of the Belmont, MI area and are located at That STEAM Space.
3516-A Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
To learn more about FIRST®, check out firstinspires.org.
