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FIRST LEGO League gives elementary and middle school students the opportunity to work and create together to solve a common problem. The really cool thing about FIRST LEGO League is...all skill levels are welcomed and needed, technical or non-technical. Adult coaches guide students as they gain skills and confidence in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Individual Team: Explore real-world scientific challenges and introduce coding and robot building principles using LEGO® educational materials.
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Class Pack: An implementation option for classrooms or after-school programs. Class Pack provides educators and communities with flexible, high-quality STEM learning experiences for students.
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Proven, Verifiable Impact!

87% Express Interest in Doing Well in School

95% Time Management Skills Increase

99% Teamwork Skills Increase

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FIRST LEGO League Divisions

FIRST LEGO League guides youth 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 learning habits, confidence, and teamwork skills along the way.

GRADES
PreK-1
 

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.

GRADES
2-4
 

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 SPIKETM Essential or WeDo 2.0.

GRADES
4-8
 

Friendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students ages 9-16* engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering - building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game.

*ages and grades vary by country

SUBMERGED

2024-2025 SUBMERGEDSM

Use creative thinking and LEGO® technology to explore the layers of the ocean and bring learnings and ideas to the surface in a new challenge launching August 6.

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A Suite of Hands-On STEM Programs for Every Age

Project-based, hands-on FIRST programs introduce students to engineering and coding in engaging, inclusive, and creative learning environments, where students work collaboratively to solve themed robotics challenges.

Because our programs are More Than Robots®, participants are guided by FIRST Core Values to build a better future.

GRADES
PreK-8
 
GRADESPreK-8
AGES4-16

FIRST® LEGO® League introduces 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’s three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics.

*ages and grades vary by country

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GRADES
7-12
 
GRADES7-12
AGES12-18

FIRST® Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and program robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming.

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GRADES
9-12
 
GRADES9-12
AGES14-18

FIRST® Robotics Competition teams design, program, and build a robot starting with a standard kit of parts and common set of rules to play in a themed head-to-head challenge. Teams also build a brand, develop community partnerships for support, and work to promote STEM in their local community.

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Students

"FIRST definitely makes me feel empowered, not just as a student interested in building robots, but as a human being."

- Tania Najnin, FIRST Student

 

Parents

"Deanna is the first to graduate college — I'm proud of her. Now she mentors family members who have graduated high school that are going into college."

- Deanna's Mother

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Educators

"I'm a firm believer in FIRST — it boosts confidence, builds collaborative skills, and is hands-on. It takes the best of pedagogy, and best practices in education, and brings it all together."

- Urvi Shah, Director of Educational Technology and Innovation

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Volunteers

"It doesn't matter what you can or can't do. Come! We can certainly use you."

- Phil Salazarz, FIRST Event Volunteer

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