Compete — Challenges, Ladder & Championship

The Four Challenges

Choose one. Clash is mandatory.

Each team commits to one primary challenge in Session 5. That choice drives all VEX prep through Sessions 6–8. Session 9 runs qualifiers, Session 10 runs finals. Clash isn't a choice — every team plays the head-to-head bracket regardless of specialty. Two competitions, one month. Tap any card for the brief.

Progression Ladder · Four Tracks

Every month advances the student. Every level unlocks more.

Track 1 is the July 2026 pilot. Students who continue advance through Track 2 (Sept–Oct), Track 3 (Nov–Jan), and the Competition Track (Feb–Apr 2027) without rebuilding from zero — their robot stays assembled, their VEX code carries forward, and their competitive records follow them.

Track 1Builder Level

July 2026 · 4 weeks

Builder Certificate · Drone Soccer eligibility

VEX V5: Build Clawbot. Blocks programming. Sensors. Four custom challenges. Clash tournament. Autonomous debut.

Drone Soccer: Individual hover drills. First team match play. Group stage. Championship Final.

E1 RC: Paired driving intro. Solo qualifying heats. Grand Final at Pristine Bay.

Track 2Programmer Level

Sept – Oct 2026 · 8 weeks · returning students

Programmer Certificate · V5RC team eligibility

VEX V5: No rebuild — robot carries forward. Blocks → Python transition. Override season game intro. Engineering Notebook begins.

Drone Soccer: Positional roles: Striker, Defender, Goalkeeper. Set plays. Mentor incoming Track 1 students during shared arena time.

E1 RC: Racing line technique. Braking points. Drafting basics. Personal best lap times tracked across the month.

Track 3Engineer Level

Nov 2026 – Jan 2027 · 10 weeks

Engineer Certificate · Competition Track · TA candidacy

VEX V5: Tear down Clawbot. Design a custom Override-legal competition robot. Python replaces Blocks. Engineering Notebook submitted as a V5RC document.

Drone Soccer: League-style format with set plays. Students lead team strategy. Begin peer-mentoring with a TA stipend.

E1 RC: Formal time trial format. Official circuit ranking by fastest lap. RC racing club structure begins.

Competition TrackV5RC Tournaments + Worlds Stretch

Feb – Apr 2027 · 12 weeks · qualified students

V5RC registered team · Tournament entries · Quarterly Championship

V5RC Team: Registered on robotevents.com. Override season practice on the full 12×12 ft field. Target: 2–3 regional tournament entries Feb–Apr 2027.

Drone League: Competitive team seeking external play. Pursuing match invitations from other Caribbean and Central American programs.

E1 Circuit: Formal monthly circuit standings. Lap record board maintained. Annual circuit champion recognized at Q4 championship.

The TA pipeline is the program's insurance policy.By the Competition Track, the strongest students from the July pilot cohort coach incoming Track 1 students as paid TAs at a small per-session stipend. They reduce instructor labor cost, create peer mentorship that parents talk about, and generate the continuity of culture no new hire can replicate. The program trains its own successors from Day 1.

Quarterly Championship

Tech Sports Open — every three months.

The Tech Sports Open is the quarterly public championship — held every three months at Pristine Bay and Pristine Academy. Distinct from the in-camp Public Showcase Day that closes each cohort: this one is community-wide, alumni-inclusive, and runs all three platforms simultaneously.

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VEX V5 Tournament

Indoor · Pristine Academy

›Morning: 4–6 qualification matches per team
›Alliance selection after lunch
›Elimination bracket and finals
›Engineering Notebook judged by panel
›Awards: Excellence · Tournament Champion · Finalist · Skills

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Drone Soccer League

Arena · Pristine Academy

›Morning: round-robin league matches
›Afternoon: championship final (2 matches)
›Public viewing from outside safety netting
›Live instructor commentary
›MVP pilot award per match

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E1 Marine Grand Prix

Pristine Bay · Open Water

›Morning: time trial qualifying
›Afternoon: heat races and Grand Final
›Spectators at dock and shoreline
›Trophy presentation at water's edge
›Circuit standings updated

Year 1 Championship Calendar

Q1 · Oct 2026

First Tech Sports Open. July pilot graduates (Track 2) plus alumni return for the inaugural combined event. The dress rehearsal — prove the format works and brings the Próspera community out to watch.

Q2 · Jan 2027

Second Championship. Track 3 students compete. V5RC team registered on robotevents.com. Regional tournaments being scheduled. Engineering Notebooks judged by an external VEX community judge for the first time.

Q3 · Apr 2027

Tournament Season Championship. Timed to follow the V5RC regional results (Feb–Apr). Competition Track students compete knowing their official tournament record. "First Honduran team at Worlds" becomes a real conversation if results warrant it.

Q4 · Jun 2027

Year 1 Celebration. End of Year 1. Full community event. Year 2 announced publicly. Annual circuit champion awarded. First cohort of TA graduates recognized. Alumni invited back.

● Year-round path · Sep 2026 onward

Competition Track

What graduates build next.

Camp graduates who keep going compete as Honduras's first official V5RC team — regional tournaments Feb–Apr 2027, with Worlds as the long-horizon target.