SGC Season 2 Registration (Middle School)

SKU: 990-Global2
Price:
$75

Sphero Global Challenge Season 2 registration is officially closed. Please stay tuned for details on the virtual live event and an announcement for Season 3 registration!

For middle school students (ages 11-14), we have three exciting events designed to build computational thinking, engineering, and programming skills. 

With one registration fee, teams can access all three events: 

  • littleBits Invent 4 Good: Super Suit Mission - Teams will be challenged to design a wearable solution that augments and amplifies the senses so that superheroes and regular heroes alike can better experience and navigate the world. Learn more >
  • BOLT: Super Senses Mission - Teams will program BOLT to take advantage of its super-sensing powers and complete missions designed to challenge your team. Learn more >
  • RVR + littleBits Search & Rescue Mission - Program RVR to save the day by semi-autonomously performing search-and-rescue duties with littleBits inventions. Learn more >

How many events will you complete? That’s up to you! A single team of up to five students can participate in one, two, or all of the events with one registration fee!

Please Note: 

  • You (the coach) will need to finalize your team’s registration and select the event(s) your team would like to participate in by completing the Google form sent to the email address you provide at checkout
  • Coaching materials will be sent to the email you provide upon registration
  • Robots and littleBits needed to complete the events are sold separately

For high school students (ages 14–18), we have an exciting event designed to build proficiency in programming and engineering using documentation from the Sphero Public SDK.

Your Mission: The RVR Super Car mission will challenge students to embrace the creativity and ingenuity that goes into designing and engineering a Super Car. Teams of up to five students born after May 1, 2010 are eligible to compete in this exciting event. Recommended for students with intermediate to advanced coding/STEM skills.

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