We are currently recruiting for all of our programs!

Ages 4-6

About the Program

The W.A.F.F.L.E.S. FIRST LEGO League Discover program for ages 4-6 was founded in 2021. We run FIRST LEGO League Discover each fall, beginning in September and culminating in special celebration Festival.

In FIRST LEGO League Discover, teams of up to four students learn about a different real-world problem each season and develop an innovative solution for it.  They work together to build a creative LEGO DUPLO model of their solution.

  • Easy and fun, with no experience required!
  • Hands-on introduction to…
    • Good Habits of Learning
    • Core Values
    • Engineering concepts
  •  Helps kids develop skills in…
    • Creativity
    • Teamwork
    • Communication and presentations
    • Problem-solving… and more!

Joining our Teams

Cost

The all-inclusive cost per participant is $250. A second student from the same household can participate for a reduced rate of $200.

W.A.F.F.L.E.S. Community Robotics is not-for-profit organization and is volunteer-run; we do our best to make our programs affordable and accessible to everyone! Bursaries may be available to qualifying families.  For more information contact info@wafflesrobotics.com

Payments can be made by e-transfer to info@wafflesrobotics.com or by a cheque made payable to W.A.F.F.L.E.S. Community Robotics (please email for the mailing address if you use this method).

Meetings

One-Hour meetings take place weekly.  There are a total of 10 sessions, beginning in September.  Meetings are scheduled in our public Google calendar, which is visible at the bottom of the webpage and can be added here.

Parental Involvement

Meeting lessons and activities are lead by our volunteers.  Parents are required to stay at meetings to help supervise and keep their child focused on the current activity.  This is a fun, interactive time for parents and their children.

Team Communications

All of our programs communicate using a platform called Slack, which is commonly used in workplaces. Parents will receive an invitation to join Slack upon registration so that we can effectively send reminders and communicate about team meetings and events.

Interested in Joining?

We recruit for our fall programs each summer.  Contact us at info@wafflesrobotics.com for registration forms and details!