Capitol City Robotics and Capitol City STEM students at Club for the Future inauguration meet Jeff Bezos at the unveiling of Blue Origin's lunar lander, Blue Moon.
FIRST LEGO League Discovery
Learn engineering early with FIRST LEGO League!
PK-K
PK-K
For children ages 4-6, this playful introductory STEM program ignites their natural curiosity and builds their habits of learning with hands-on activities in the classroom and at home using LEGO DUPLO bricks. Discovery is a Engineering focused program.
VEX IQ CHALLENGE
Compete on a new level of International Robotics
Grades 4th to 8th
Grades 4th to 8th
Join a VEX IQ team! The program competes in the DC VEX league. We have around three tournaments a season and then qualifications for VEX Worlds, the largest robotics competition in the world! VEX is a competitive robotics program that runs four months in fall starting in September and winter starting in January for kids in third grade or those younger with a history in robotics.
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CHALLENGE
Compete in America's Favorite LEGO Robotics Program!
Grades 4th to 8th
Grades 4th to 8th
FIRST LEGO League in Winter is its "Offseason." The offseason will consist of ~16 sessions focusing on coding and robotics design, specifically as it pertains to the FLLC Tournament criteria. It is intended to prepare FIRST students to start running when the 2024 game is released at the end of August
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE EXPLORE
Non-competitive robotics for the STEAM Inspired
Grades 1st to 3rd
Grades 1st to 3rd
For young scientists who don’t feel ready to compete, FIRST LEGO League Explore is the perfect opportunity to experience the best of what Capitol City Robotics has to offer without the stress of competitions. Our program is STEAM oriented that fully engages engineers’ imaginations, encouraging them to explore, learn, and grow in a scientific and fun atmosphere! We end the semester at an expo where students show their research and talent.
RECF Aerial Drone Competition
Take robots to the sky with piloting a drone!
Grades 4th to 12th
Grades 4th to 12th
The Aerial Drone Competition offers an exciting educational drone sporting event that focuses on hands-on, student-centered learning. Teams learn about drones, flight principles, programming, documentation and communication skills while expanding their understanding and building interest for Drone-related workforce and career opportunities.
VEX GO Competiton
Robotics and engineering for our young Engineers!
Mondays 5:15-6:30 | Starts January 22nd, 2024
Grades 2nd to 5th
Mondays 5:15-6:30 | Starts January 22nd, 2024
Grades 2nd to 5th
New to robotics or just curious? Join the VEX GO engineering program for grades 1st to 3rd! The program exposes student to the engineering and computer science aspect of robotics in a semi-competitive environment! We use the latest and newfangled VEX robots to be sure that students are given the latest tech to learn from. The VEX GO program concludes with the VGOC challenge where students go on driving and coding STEM mission.
VEX Robotics Competition (V5)
Advanced robotics for students with engineering experience
Sundays 2-4pm | Starts January 7th, 2024
Grades 7th - 12th
Sundays 2-4pm | Starts January 7th, 2024
Grades 7th - 12th
Take your robotics skills to the next level with VRC robotics. VRC is a metal based robotics program introducing advanced robotics to older and experienced students in Middle and High School.