A New Era for FIRST LEGO League: Inspiring the Next Generation of Learners

Summary

For nearly 30 years, FIRST® LEGO® League has helped millions of children and young people across 100+ countries explore the fun and creativity of STEM through hands-on robotics. With support from you — our incredible community — each season brings exciting new challenges and events to hundreds of thousands of participants, shaping how the next generation sees and experiences science, technology, engineering, and math. Many of you have witnessed this impact firsthand and shared your desire to reach even more students in your communities. We’ve been working on ways to help make that possible. Over the past few years, we’ve taken a close look at our program offerings through surveys and conversations with partners, coaches, and participants around the world. What we heard was clear: The needs of our community are evolving, and it’s time for FIRST LEGO League to evolve with them. We know the best place to reach the next generation is where they already learn every day — the classroom. Today, we’re excited to introduce the next era of the FIRST LEGO League journey: a reimagined experience that makes it easier for educators to inspire and for students everywhere to discover their potential through STEM. The Reimagined FIRST LEGO League The next generation of FIRST LEGO League creates an evolved experience leveraging LEGO® Education Computer Science & AI kits, which consist of teacher support materials, bricks, hardware and code, designed for bringing computer science into the daily lives of students. The experience is designed to make implementation easy and seamless in both classrooms and after-school environments. With hardware powered by LEGO Education Computer Science & AI, the program will meaningfully engage every type of learner, including those who may not have naturally seen themselves in robotics or STEM. What’s New About FIRST LEGO League? FIRST LEGO League will retain the fun and thrill our community cherishes, with new features that make it more accessible an...