FIRST LEGO League

FIRST® LEGO® League

FIRST® LEGO® League introduces science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to children ages 4-14 (grades 1-8) through fun, exciting hands-on learning. FIRST LEGO League participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together. 

In FIRST LEGO League, students engage in hands-on STEM experiences, building confidence, growing their knowledge, and developing habits of learning. FIRST LEGO League’s three divisions inspire young children to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics.

Newly Refreshed

As of May 2020, FIRST LEGO League consists of three divisions by age group:
FIRST LEGO League Discover
FIRST LEGO League Discover 
Learn STEM Fundamentals

For children ages 4-6, this playful introductory STEM program ignites their natural curiosity and builds their habits of learning with hands-on activities in the classroom and at home using LEGO Duplo bricks. 

Available only as a Class Pack.
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FIRST LEGO League Explore
Practice STEM Concepts

In Explore, teams of students ages 6-10 focus on the fundamentals of engineering as they explore real-world problems, learn to design and code, and create unique solutions made with LEGO bricks and powered by LEGO Education WeDo 2.0. 

Explore is the program formerly known by FIRST LEGO League Jr.
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FIRST LEGO League Challenge 
Apply STEM Skills 

Friendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students ages 9-14 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.

Challenge is the program formerly known simply as FIRST LEGO League.
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The Progression of FIRST LEGO League Divisions

See your child grow and shine though FIRST LEGO League. Starting with Discover, children are introduced to the fundamentals of STEM while working together to solve fun challenges and building models using LEGO bricks. As participants progress into the Explore program, children will take their background knowledge of STEM and put it into practice as they work in teams to design and build robots using the LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 system. 

Once they are ready to move into a competitive setting, they join Challenge and apply their STEM skills combined with critical thinking to work with a team, build a robot, and compete in an exciting, mission-based robotics game. Students can begin their FIRST LEGO League journey with Discover and progress through Explore and Challenge. Children can also join at any division based on their age or grade level.

The FIRST LEGO League series guides young children through STEM learning and exploration at an early age. From Discover, to Explore, and then to Challenge, students will understand the basics of STEM and apply their skills in an exciting competition while gaining productive habits of learning, confidence, and teamwork skills along the way.
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