FIRST LEGO League, designed for age 5 - 16, features age-appropriate divisions that build upon each other.  The activities and challenges provide playful discovery to real-world problem-solving through coding, engineering, and research. Students come together to take on themed challenges and connect at high-energy local and global events that celebrate creativity, collaboration, and innovation.

Here in Tennessee, supported by Tennessee Valley Robotics, following events are listed:

December 5, 2026, 

Marble City Qualifier, Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville 

Model City Qualifier, John Sevier Middle School. Kingsport 

Music City Qualifier, Ensworth School (Red Gables Campus), Nashville

December 12, 2026

Middle TN Qualifier, MTSU Applied Engineering Building, Murfreesboro 

Secret City Qualifier, Jefferson Middle School, Oak Ridge 

Gig City Qualifier, Apison Elementary School, Chattanooga 

All events need volunteers!

We are urging engineers in the Chattanooga area to sign up for the Gig City Qualifier on December 12.

See volunteer sign up HERE.