Plus, download free season content for all programs from the FIRST FORWARD presented by Qualcomm season.
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Galactic Builders Season 2, Episode 4 Now Available

Lucasfilm and Disney are teaming up with FIRST® for a second season of Galactic Builders. In episode 4, Zander Dejah shares his journey to becoming a gameplay engineer at ILMxLAB and how he turns imagination into virtual reality experiences. We also hear how FIRST® Robotics Competition students Leonora and Irma from the Wolverines team apply their engineering skills to create devices that help their community. Watch "Building Star Wars Virtual Reality Experiences with ILMxLAB" now, and catch up on all of season 1 and 2 on the Star Wars Kids YouTube Channel.

FIRST® is on Kahoot!

Now on Kahoot! teams and classrooms can play fun, interactive modules designed to explore science and technology concepts and unique FIRST principles like Gracious Professionalism®. More Kahoot will be added throughout the season, and you can follow FIRST on Kahoot! to be notified as new modules are added. Play FIRST Kahoot!

2022 FIRST Scholarship Program

The 2022 FIRST Scholarship Program, a partnership between FIRST and scholarship-providing organizations, launched at firstinspires.org/scholarships. If you know a FIRST student who is planning to continue their education after high school whether it is college, university or trade school, encourage them to explore the FIRST Alumni and Scholarship Program Resources page.

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Amazon Future Engineer Transportation Panels
To help FIRST teams prepare for our transportation-inspired season, Amazon Future Engineer recently partnered with FIRST® LEGO® League on two Class Chats panels featuring Amazon transportation experts, moderated by FIRST Director of Education Libby Simpson. Watch the transportation panel recordings on the Amazon Future Engineer website.

Shop the FIRST Store!

Fall into the FIRST® FORWARDSM presented by Qualcomm season sporting a cozy hoodie from our exclusive “Peace, Love, Robots” collection. Shop the FIRST store today for all your #FIRSTFORWARD merch needs.

Free Season Content Now Available

The 2020-2021 FIRST FORWARD season is moving full speed ahead! Download free season-themed content, including game logos, wallpapers, social graphics, and recruitment posters for all programs. Plus, your team can still join the season by registering in the FIRST Dashboard.

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