World Class Team Blast #4

Hello teams,

We are well into the first few weeks of school now and I hope all is well in your world.

In this email you will find information on:

1. Training and Kickoff
2. Ask an Expert Calls
3. Team Registration Woes!!
4. Tournament Registration Update
5. Challenge Updates

1. Training day & FLL Ontario Kickoff
Waterloo Kickoff: A reminder that we have a Training day in Waterloo this Saturday.  The event runs from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and please make sure to RSVP with corneilm3710@gmail.com ASAP.

Toronto Kickoff: On Saturday September 27th we will be hosting our 4th annual FLL Kickoff and Training day in Toronto and this year we will be hosted by Bayview Glen School in Toronto.   Veteran FLL coaches and mentors will help to guide you and your team through a variety of topics.  You can see last year's agenda here to get an idea of the workshops being planned.  If there is something you don't see there that you would like to learn, please email me your suggestion and we'll see what we can do.

2. Ask an Expert 

Don't forget to register for the Ask an Expert webinar series. Upcoming presentations include Engaging Girls in STEM with FLL Partner Camille Sloan-Schroeder on Oct. 1st (register here ) and Judging from a Team Perspective with Global Judge Advisor Skip Gridley on Oct. 15th (register here).

The list of past webinars and links to both the presentations and question-and-answer sessions are located here.  

3. Team Registration Woes!!

Registration for FLL is definitely more challenging this year, but don't let that stop you from a great experience with/for the kids!  If you're struggling through a stage, please let me know so I can assist you through this process.  Please view these videos and ensure you've completed all the steps to ensure you're on the road to success!

Setting up your personal profile: http://screencast.com/t/Dtt8xOXW9U2

Registering your team: http://screencast.com/t/CZ4VTn12

Ordering your materials: http://screencast.com/t/MivMUCPU

Using the Team Roster  http://screencast.com/t/bigyCOnp

4. Tournament Registration Update

Many of you are asking about when events will be available.  We're working to set all the events up and after TEAM registration closes we will make available the TOURNAMENT registration process (likely around Thanksgiving).

5. Challenge Updates

Challenge Updates are under way. As of Monday afternoon, six Robot Game Updates and one Project Update have been posted to teams. We are working on a schedule of posting Updates twice per week on Tuesday and Friday afternoons, beginning the week of Sept. 15.   Updates are linked to from the Challenge page of the FLL website .   

Have fun!

Dave