Greetings Friend,

 

Coming to you from FIRST^® LEGO^® League in Manchester, NH, USA. 

 

WHAT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT

 
Introducing CITY SHAPER^SM
What if you could build a better world? Where would you begin?
More than ever, we must come together to innovate and solve problems. In FIRST^®, you are part of a thriving community brimming with inspiration, creativity, and hope for a stronger, more sustainable future—one that’s built better together.

Registration for the CITY SHAPER season will open in May. FIRST RISE 2020 is powered by Star Wars: Force for Change.

FIRST LEGO League Program Update
We have been working hard to make FIRST LEGO League more accessible and easier to understand so more teams can benefit from the amazing experience the program provides.

 

Therefore, next season you can expect a guided experience with new resources to support your journey through the program. These new materials include a Team Meeting Guide for the coach/teacher and an Engineering Notebook for each student. All new resources will be available when the Challenge releases on August 1.

Welcome, SPIKE^TM Prime!
SPIKE Prime is the first LEGO^® Education product to include a Competitions Unit featuring FIRST LEGO League as part of the lesson plans. It also boasts Scratch-based block-coding, a classroom-friendly app, innovative new pieces which bridge both the Technic and LEGO brick system building platforms, and detailed support materials. With this quick-start solution, whole classes of students can create SMART inventions and program them to move within 15 – 20 minutes keeping young people engaged and developing their skills rapidly.

 

MINDSTORMS EV3, NXT, and RCX will continue to be allowed in FIRST LEGO League with SPIKE Prime sitting alongside these products – not replacing them. Check out SPIKE Prime in action here. The product is available to pre-order and will be ready for delivery in time to use in the 2019-2020 FIRST LEGO League season.

 

Congratulations to the teams who joined us at #FIRSTChamp Houston and Detroit! The events were inspiring, and it was awesome to see teams from around the world. Check out footage from the Championships here.

 

Is your team excited for CITY SHAPER? Let us know with a tweet to @firstlegoleague. Or, email us at firstlegoleague@firstinspires.org. Then watch this space. In the next blast, we may be shouting out to YOU.

 

 

Stay on the lookout for communications from your local FIRST LEGO League affiliate to keep up with the news and events nearest to you.