FIRST® LEGO® League introduces science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to children ages 4-16 through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together.
FIRST LEGO League has three divisions that inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics.
Shrewsbury Robotics currently offers two programs based on the FIRST LEGO League Challenge, aimed at students in middle school grade 5-8:
- Fall Program
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- Students compete in the annual FIRST LEGO League Challenge competition.
- For the 2024 season, Shrewsbury Robotics is proud to be supporting 16 teams.
- Summer Program
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- Fun informal summer vacation program based on the previous years challenge.
- In 2024, we hosted over 100 students across 4 weeks of the summer program.
We also host the largest FIRST LEGO League qualifying event in Massachusetts - Mindstorm Mayhem .
FIRST LEGO League Challenge:
Friendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students in grades 5-8 engage in research, problem-solving, coding and engineering – building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. As part of Challenge, teams also participate in a research project to identify and solve a relevant real-world problem.