STEM Camps

Where Creativity Critical Thinking and Literacy Coalesce

Calling all creative, curious, and competitive minds! Join our STEM Camps and get a head start on training for the SY 2025-2026 First LEGO League Competitions!

This year's FIRST® LEGO® League challenge is UNEARTHED. This season, students will learn about people and things of the past. During the season, they will explore the theme and ideas, create and test solutions, and share what they’ve created and learned with others.

Robotics, Coding, Engineering & Literacy

Robotics

Applied Math

Coding

Innovation & Invention

Literacy

Engineering

Robotics

Applied Math

Coding

Innovation

Literacy

Engineering

First Lego League competition Coaching

Turn your child's love of LEGO into real-world engineering, problem-solving, and innovation! Join the Masterpiece Academy's official FLL Robotics Program, powered by FIRST® LEGO® League.

First Lego League Explore

Grades 2-4

First Lego League Challenge

Grades 5-8

Grades 2-4 first Lego League Explore

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Why Join? Routine Curriculum Schedule

Why Join?

Build. Code. Collaborate.

Use LEGO SPIKE™ Essential
Weekly sessions (12 hrs/trimester)
Students follow the Engineering Design cycle
Projects include environmental design, transportation, and community innovation.

This program emphasizes the Project and Inquiry-Based Learning mindset, focusing on inquiry, collaboration, creation, and reflection.

Routine

Routine

Time	Activity
2:00–2:15 PM	Welcome, recap, and team warm-up challenge
2:15–2:45 PM	STEM story discussion + problem exploration
2:45–3:30 PM	LEGO building & programming (SPIKE Essential)
3:30–3:50 PM	Testing, refining, and documenting in the Engineering notebook
3:50–4:00 PM	Team sharing and clean-up

Engineering Design Cycle: Explore → Create → Test → Share

Weekly Format Highlights:

Engineering Notebook Skills: Students reflect, sketch, and write about builds
LEGO SPIKE Essential Projects: Hands-on activities like Pulling, Speed, Prevent Flooding, Drop & Rescue, and Sort to Recycle
STEM Missions: Each week includes a short design-build-test loop
Core Values Integration: Collaboration, sharing ideas, teamwork, and presentation

Key Learning Themes:

Simple machines, sensors, gears
Cause-effect logic and basic coding
Design thinking and creative problem solving
Presentation readiness for mini-showcases

Curriculum

Key Learning Themes:

Simple machines, sensors, gears
Cause-effect logic and basic coding
Design thinking and creative problem solving
Presentation readiness for mini-showcases

Example session: "Design a rescue bot that can carry a LEGO figure across a gap using gear-powered motion!"

FLL EXPLORE (Grades 2–4) – Curriculum Overview

Focus:

Hands-on LEGO® model building with SPIKE™ Essential
Team-based engineering design challenges
Intro to programming and problem-solving
Core Values: teamwork, communication, and discovery

Weekly Curriculum Components (12-hour summer model):

Week 1: Introduction to the team & STEAM materials
Weeks 2–4: Mission-based LEGO builds with guided coding
Week 5: Engineering Notebook reflection + iteration
Week 6: Project presentation & celebration showcase

Students follow the Explore → Create → Test → Share model weekly.

Schedule

Tuition Fee: $655 per semester with the Engineering Notebook.

Each program follows a 12-week trimester, with weekly 60-minute sessions.

2025–2026 Academic Calendar

Fall: Sept 8 – Dec 12, 2025
Winter: Jan 4 – Mar 28, 2026
Spring: Apr 11 – Jun 4, 2026

Every Monday: Fall, Winter & Spring

Gr 2-4 FLL Explore 4:30 to 5:30

Location: The Masterpiece Academy at One Loudoun

44679 Endicott Dr Ste 341, Ashburn, VA 20147. See the parking info below.

Grades 5-8 First Lego League Challenge

Sensor Synergy Programming Responsive Robotics

Limited Spots. Enroll Now!

Why Join? Routine Curriculum Schedule

Why Join?

How It Aligns with Academics & Careers

Common Core ELA Integration:

Students practice explanatory writing, presenting ideas, and receiving structured feedback
Emphasis on vocabulary, technical writing, and collaboration

Career Readiness:

Students explore roles like programmer, designer, builder, and team manager.
Projects simulate real STEM team dynamics and develop portfolios

Focus:

Robotics, coding missions, innovation projects
Use of LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime
Team strategy and research

Routine

Time	Activity
2:00–2:15 PM	Team check-in & goal setting
2:15–3:00 PM	Robot mission strategy or innovation project
3:00–3:30 PM	Coding & mission testing (SPIKE Prime)
3:30–3:50 PM	Team presentations or refinement coaching
3:50–4:00 PM	Daily reflection + materials reset

Lessons pull from real FLL Challenge past competition units, such as Invention Squad or Life Hacks.

Curriculum

Topic	Activities
Basic Build & Code	Chassis design, sensors, tank drive, Java basics
Innovation Projects	Team brainstorms real-world problems & sketches solutions
Autonomous Challenges	Coding obstacle runs using sensors
Core Values	Team identity, gracious professionalism
Mini-Sprint	Final day test runs + team presentations

Weekly Curriculum Components (12-hr, 6-week summer camp)

Weeks 1–2:
Introduction to SPIKE™ Prime
Engineering Notebook setup
Robot base build + sensor integration
Basic coding: movement, loops, inputs
Weeks 3–4:
Identify a real-world problem (aligned to the season’s theme)
Begin Innovation Project research
Start testing mission challenges
Team roles + collaboration protocols
Week 5:
Continue Innovation Project solution development
Robot code refinement for multiple missions
Strategy sessions: optimize run sequences
Mini-scrimmage to test robot performance
Week 6:
Final Innovation Project presentation prep
Team reflection: What worked? What will we improve?
Robot demonstration for parents/mentors
Showcase + certificate presentation