WLRC Year 9 Registration is Open!

Ladies, gentlemen, and bright young minds from around the globe, we are delighted to welcome you to the thrilling spectacle of innovation and creativity – The Wonder Workshop Year 9 Competition! This year, the arena is transformed into a wonderland of exploration and adventure, aptly named “Wonder League Park”.

In the heart of the park, vibrant lights illuminate the paths to ingenious inventions, whirring machineries, and the buzz of digital commands, all set to test your technological mastery and imaginative capacities. This enchanting amusement park-themed competition brings forth a confluence of computer science, engineering, creativity, and most significantly, fun, into a dazzling display of educational excitement!

As you step into the sprawling vistas of Wonder League Park, Dash, our vivacious and incredibly smart robot, becomes your ally in navigating through a series of challenges sprinkled across the park. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, involves employing your acumen in computer science and engineering to aid Dash in managing the park’s intricate operations, ensuring that all virtual guests are treated to a seamless, joyous experience.

Students will be plunged into a world where their skills are the key to unlocking the secrets of successful amusement park management. From the dizzying heights of the roller coasters to the detailed intricacies of the carousel, participants will decipher codes, troubleshoot robotic functions, and innovate solutions to ensure Dash effectively orchestrates the mechanical and digital symphony that is Wonder League Park.

So, fasten your seatbelts, esteemed participants, as you embark on this exhilarating journey of robotics, coding, engineering, and boundless imagination at the Wonder Workshop Year 9 competition. May your codes be error-free and your algorithms swift – Welcome to the Wonder League Park!

Registration requires a Make Wonder subscription. Don’t have one? Click here to learn what you will need.

About the Wonder League
Robotics Competition

The Wonder League Robotics Competition (WLRC) started in 2015 and has now reached more than 90,000 kids over the last eight years. This growing network of coding and robotics teams uses our all-inclusive program to inspire an early love of coding, computer science, tangible learning, and STEAM education. Through a series of story-based missions, the teams develop problem-solving, growth mindset, and creativity skills while learning to code.

Develop computational thinking skills

Through coding and problem solving, teams can equip themselves with essential 21st century skills.

Builds teamwork and community spirit

63% of coaches found a growth in teamwork, collaboration and perseverance in their teams.

Compete virtually from anywhere in the world

It's a virtual competition! Teams complete missions at their own pace and submit via our online portal.

We love our Coaches

Throughout the competition, coaches have opportunities to participate in exclusive promotions and be a part of an exclusive community.

Submit all entries online

Teams can submit their entries through an easily accessible online portal.

Innovator Cup - Ages 6-8

The Innovator Cup is designed for students ages 6-8 to compete in a series of missions that will test their skills in our Coding Pathways levels A-C. Students will use Make Wonder's Coding Pathways to learn the necessary skills needed, and then apply them in our missions throughout the competition.
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Pioneer Cup - Ages 9-12

The Pioneer Cup is designed for students ages 9-12 to compete in a series of missions that will test their skills in our Coding Pathways levels D-F. Students will use Make Wonder's Coding Pathways to learn the necessary skills needed, and then apply them in our missions throughout the competition.
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Innovator Cup & Pioneer Cup

Join the 9th annual Wonder League Robotics Competition today! Teams competing in the Innovator Cup (Ages 6-8) and Pioneer Cup (Ages 9-12) will be presented with five missions designed to spark creativity, encourage collaboration, and engage participants in real-world problem-solving.

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Coaches

Coaches will register each team from within a Make Wonder subscription. If you already have a Make Wonder subscription, log in and set up a team in the Wonder League area of the portal. If you are not a current Make Wonder subscriber, purchase one Coach Success Pack for each team of up to 5 students. You can register teams based on the number of students you have in your subscription.

What is required?

A Make Wonder subscription

In order to register your team, coaches will need a Make Wonder subscription. (You can register teams based on the number of students you have in your subscription.)

A Team

A team is made up of a supervising adult coach and one to five members

A Compatible Device

You are able to use an iPad, iPhone, Android device, Chrome Book, or Mac or PC using a Chrome Browser. To see the full device list, you can visit here.

A Mat

A 5'x8' mat of 30cm squares and basic prototyping materials

A Dash Robot

All teams will need a Dash robot to participate. The use of a Dot or Cue robot will no longer be used.

Internet Access

Internet access to download and upload materials are required.

2023-2024 WLRC Important Dates

October 9, 2023

Student Team Registration Opens

10-9-2023

October 16, 2023


Round One Opens + Mission 1 Released

10-16-2023

November 6, 2023


Round One Mission 2 Released

11-6-2023

December 4, 2023


Round One Mission 3 Released

12-4-2023

January 8, 2024


Round One Mission 4 Released

1-8-2024

February 16, 2024


Student Team Registration Closes

2-16-2024

February 29, 2024


Round One Mission Evidence Submission Closes

2-29-2024

March 11, 2024


Invitational Round Opens + Final Mission Released

3-11-2024

April 12, 2024


Invitational Round + People's Choice Award (optional) Submission Due

4-12-2024

April 22, 2024


WLRC People's Choice Voting Opens

04-22-2024

May 3, 2024


WLRC People's Choice Voting Closes

5-3-2024

May 9, 2024


2023-2024 WLRC Winner Announcement

5-9-2024

Registration requires a Make Wonder subscription. Don’t have one? Click here to learn what you will need.

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