Have you ever gone to Legoland, or a Lego store, or the Toys R Us in Times Square and wondered how they put together such huge, intricate Lego models? Maybe you wondered how Lego's engineers designed the hundreds of different Lego kits, each with dozens or hundreds of Lego parts, with instructions on how to fit them together in such unique and specific ways. Projects like these are the work of Lego's Master Builders, men and women in Lego's employ who design and build massive, elaborate Lego projects.

Lego is starting a program to let kids and other Lego fans get similar training as these Master Builders. The Lego Master Builder Academy is a newly announced six-course curriculum for casual Lego users to learn the techniques of the Master Builders. Lego plans to develop it into a three-year, 18-course program.

The Master Builder Academy is spread across multiple levels, each with three courses. Students start with the first course, which includes a $29.99 Lego kit only available online or through Lego stores—you won't find these in regular toy stores. After the first lesson, students can subscribe to the full six-course program for an additional $69.99. Every two months, a new kit-based lesson will arrive by mail (no lessons besides level one, course one will be available in any retail store).

At the end of the course, students will have a full collection of 947 Lego pieces and six books with multiple model guides and building tips. The course also provides online access to extensive content on the Lego website, including additional model guides and videos from Lego's Master Builders.

The Level One, Course One kit hits Lego stores and Lego.com June 1, and additional sets will be released onward from them.