How does it work?

REGISTER YOUR TEAM

FIRST® LEGO® League is for young people aged 11-16 years (Sixth Class - Transition Year), working in teams of up to 10 students with a supporting adult coach. We have teams taking part from schools (in class and after school), volunteer groups, youth clubs and more.

COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE

Each year FIRST® LEGO® League releases a new challenge for the teams. The challenge involves a robot game and a research project, and students will need to demonstrate the FIRST® LEGO® League Core Values throughout all their work.

ATTEND A TOURNAMENT

Present your Innovation Solution, Core Values and Robot Design at a regional tournament and have your robot take part in the Robot Games!

But most of all have FUN!!!

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

ROBOT GAME

Teams design and build a robot using a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® or SPIKE™ Prime kit that they program to autonomously complete a series of missions on a specialised field to score as many points as possible.

INNOVATION PROJECT

Each year a theme poses an open ended challenge for teams to solve. Teams must develop an innovative solution and present their findings (in imaginative ways!) to a panel of reviewers.

CORE VALUES

The Innovation Project and Robot Game are what the teams do. Core Values are all about how they do it. Innovation, Teamwork, Inclusion and more. Being respectful and having a great time are central to what makes FIRST® LEGO® League so special.

ROBOT DESIGN

Teams must present the story of their robot. How they designed, built and programmed it. Discuss its features, strengths and weaknesses (if any!). Teams also discuss their Robot Game strategy and plans.

What you need to

take part

LEGO® EDUCATION SPIKE PRIME OR MINDSTORMS

Each team will require a LEGO Education MINDSTORMS NXT, EV3 or SPIKE Prime kit in order to build their robot to compete in FIRST LEGO League. If you have one already you're good to go. If you need one they can be purchased in our shop.

REGISTER FOR THIS YEAR'S SEASON

In order to take part in FIRST LEGO League you must register your team(s). The registration fee covers your Challenge Set so you can practise the robot game, entrance to a regional tournament and access to our range of online resources to guide you and the team through the season.

ACCESS TO E-LEARNING PLATFORMS & WEBINARS

Registration also gives you access to a range of lesson plans, tips & tricks, fortnightly emails and webinars, free weekend workshops for teams and more. We're here to support you and your team to get the most from your FIRST LEGO League Season!

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