Lego-building at Laguna Blanca Lower School.

Lego-building at Laguna Blanca Lower School.

Laguna Blanca’s STEM program is again offerig a Master Builder Competition with LEGOs. The free event will take place 12:30-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, in Laguna Blanca’s Middle School Quad, 4125 Paloma Drive. It will serve as a regional competition for Santa Barbara’s young LEGO builders to showcase their talents in a challenging, competitive environment.

The competition is open to Laguna Blanca and local Santa Barbara students in Grades K-6. The event will take place on over a four-hour stretch, with individual students participating for 30-40 total minutes. There will be three divisions: K-2, 3-4 and 5-6. The divisions will compete in dedicated time slots.

All entrants will receive a Lego owl kit and a participation medal. The top three builders in each division will earn a trophy and an additional Lego kit, such as Lego City, Ninjago, Architecture.

Space is limited and free regisration opens Dec. 5 at www.lagunablanca.org/lego. For more information, contact Laguna Blanca STEM instructor John Pagano at jpagano@lagunablanca.org or 805-687-2461 ext. 0545.

— Tara Broucqsault for Laguna Blanca School.