Session A: Welcome, safety across all three platforms, team formation, roles assigned (Captain, Builder, Programmer, Driver). 15-min platform preview: pre-built VEX runs an autonomous, a drone scores in the arena, an RC boat does a lap. Students see the destination before the journey.

Session B: Clawbot chassis assembly — 4-motor drivetrain. TAs circulate one question per visit. Ages 7–9 begin at their pre-built chassis. First power-on confirms all four motors respond.

Session A: Claw mechanism, AI Vision + Distance + Optical Sensor mounted, all cables zip-tied. Full function test on the V5 Brain device list. Cable management is not optional.

Session B: Walk to Pristine Bay. Water safety brief. Paired E1 RaceBird driving — one drives, one coaches. Basic drills, then two informal 2-boat drag races. Even the slowest driver wins here if they dock cleanly.

Session A: VEXcode V5 interface tour. First autonomous: drive 800mm, turn 90°, stop. Every student writes a version on paper before touching the keyboard. Role rotation at 1:10 — Builder and Driver each get keyboard time.

Session B: Drone arena safety brief. Individual hover drills, 3–4 min per student on a caged drone. Goal: stable hover within 50cm of a marked spot. TAs note future drone pilots. Close with a Drone Soccer highlight clip.

Session A: Sensor overview with real-world analogies. Distance Sensor: drive toward a wall, stop at 300mm, then 200mm, then 500mm. The robot decides based on what it measures.

Session B: Optical / Color Sensor → first conditional logic. IF red THEN stop, IF green THEN speed up. Chain two conditions together. This is the session where programming clicks for most students.

Session A: AI Vision Sensor — train a signature live on the V5 Brain. Instructor demos all four challenges with 90-second live runs. Teams deliberate privately and commit on the whiteboard — no changes after this session. Signal teams configure Vision Sensor signatures in the actual room under actual lighting.

Session B: Form two Drone Soccer teams of 7 mixed across VEX teams. First real team match play — 3-minute periods, pilot rotation, 5-minute huddles. Post a goal count even if informal: students want to know who's winning.

Session A: 80-minute Challenge Preparation Sprint. Waypoint teams measure zone distances and start the autonomous route. Haul teams run timed claw drills. Signal teams range-test signatures at 1m / 2m / 3m. Close with two Clash practice runs for everyone.

Session B: Walk to Pristine Bay. E1 Qualifying Heats — solo, two heats of four. Each student runs two timed laps. Top 4 times advance to the E1 Grand Final in Session 10. Times posted publicly — real stakes through Week 3.

Session A: 2.5 hours on the chosen challenge. TAs rotate 15 minutes per team with one focused question per visit — "What did you try? What happened? What's your next hypothesis?" Do not solve problems. Teams converge on minimum viable runs.

Session B: 30 minutes of Clash practice — two 90-second matches paired by seeding logic so every match is competitive. Maintains driver control momentum through a programming-heavy day.

Session A: Each TA spends 15 focused minutes with each team. Student explains intent, TA watches one run, asks one diagnostic question, student leads the fix. Clash strategy decision in the last 20 minutes: program a 10-second autonomous start (+10 pts) or skip it (zero risk).

Session B: Drone Soccer Group Stage — best of 2 between the two teams. The winner selects their starting 7 pilots for the Session 11 Championship. Reserves still fly in practice periods and can substitute.

Session A: 20 minutes of unstructured warm-up — no code changes after warm-up ends. Primary Challenge Qualifier Heats run in parallel where space allows: two runs per team, best run counts, scores posted immediately. Waypoint timed, Haul = 90-sec object count, Signal = 50pts ÷ time.

Session B: Clash Group Stage — full round-robin (5 teams) or 2 groups of 3 with top 2 advancing (6–7 teams). Optional 10-sec autonomous + 80 sec driver control. Leaderboard and bracket drawn publicly. ROBOT LOCK formally announced — no changes through Session 12.

Session A: Primary Challenge Finals — head-to-head for shared challenges, personal best for solo. Award each winner immediately. Clash Finals Bracket: semis → 3rd-place match → Grand Final. Film the Grand Final for Saturday's parent replay.

Session B: Walk to Pristine Bay. E1 RC Grand Final — top 4 qualifiers, 3-lap sprint on the full Pristine Bay course. A student who struggled with the Clawbot build might be the fastest racer in the program. Celebrate that outcome deliberately.

Session A: Drone Soccer Championship Final — best of 3. Announce like a real sporting event: team names, pilot names, arena entry. Film every match. Highest-energy session of the month. Drone Champion recognized with the same ceremony as the VEX champion.

Session B: Showcase Presentation Prep. Each VEX team drafts the 3-minute structure: challenge chosen + why (30s), live robot demo (90s), hardest problem fixed (30s), what you'd change (30s). Run through twice. Every demo must work cleanly twice in a row or simplify it.

Session A: Team Presentations × 5–7 with a visible countdown. VEX Clash Grand Final replay live in front of parents. E1 RC Exhibition at Pristine Bay — 8 boats in formation, then a 3-boat sprint between top qualifiers. Drone Soccer Exhibition Match in the arena — the moment phones come out and stay out.

Session B: Engineer's Certificate Ceremony — every student, every platform, by name, with one specific genuine thing they did. Open robot session: parents hold controllers, students mentor parents. Month 2 enrollment captured in person while engagement peaks.