June 3rd, 2026 | firstalberta.ca

Hey teams!

As this school year wraps up, we are already looking to what’s next. We have a few notices and opportunities for you and your students.

1. 2026-2027 Season Field Pre-Order and Registration
2. FIRST Robotics Competition Primer Course this summer
3. FIRST HQ training sessions in Calgary
4. Next Mentor Meeting Cancelled

2026-2027 Season Field Pre-Order and Registration

Do you want to pick up your game element for the season at kickoff? Please place your order using the form on our website before July 15! Your order will be available for pickup at your local kickoff! In addition, you can also purchase a field perimeter and tiles set. This is the best way to get game elements and fields as we get discounted shipping for these bulk orders.

Are you excited to join the FIRST Canopy Season? You can register NOW for your FIRST Alberta Season. We are requesting that all teams register and pay their registration with HQ (through the FIRSTInspires.org dashboard) and FIRST Alberta by November 1st.

FIRST Robotics Competition Primer Course

The Alberta Tech Alliance Association is running an FIRST Robotics Competition primer course for FIRST Tech Challenge students this summer. This is an awesome opportunity to try out the FIRST Robotics Competition for those who have been curious and culminates at the FIRST Robotics Competition event at the Canadian Rockies Open @ KDays. They are accepting applications for 10 members to join their team until June 14th, so please get this out to your students ASAP!

Students can apply on the ATAA website!

FIRST HQ Professional Development in Calgary

FIRST HQ will be hosting professional development sessions again this summer! They had awesome feedback last year, and we are lucky to have them return. This summer, they will be hosting:

• 5-day FTC Academy: Week of July 6, $600 CAD if the class is full with 12 participants (normally valued at $2500 USD)
• 2-day FTC Professional Development: July 13–14, $150 CAD if the class is full with 16 participants (normally valued at $600 USD)
• FIRST LEGO League Challenge PD: July 20–21, $150 CAD if the class is full with 16 participants (normally valued at $600 USD)

More information can be found on Google Drive. For more information, please contact Craig Maynard (cmaynard@firstinspires.org)

Next Mentor Meeting Cancelled

Our next mentor meeting scheduled for June 10 will be cancelled. We don’t have any new information for you beyond the information included in this email and what was presented at the last mentor meeting. Missed that one? Check out the slides and recording on our website!

Questions?

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us! We are here to help. Unless you have a specific question for one of us, please feel free to use the generic FIRST Tech Challenge leadership team email (firsttechchallenge@firstalberta.ca) so you can get a faster response from one of our dedicated members.

Have a great summer everyone!

Your FIRST Tech Challenge Alberta Leadership Team