FIRST Lego League is a team
based activity with two theme-based activities: an autonomously operated
LEGO robot game, and a community research project. The cornerstones of the
experience are the FLL Core Values, which emphasize contributions
of others, friendly competition, learning, and community involvement.
Think of the robot game and the project as what we do, and the
Core Values as how we do it.
In Michigan we run FIRST Lego
League in the upper elementary grades, starting in 4th grade, through the end
of elementary. The programs are aligned to the local (public) school structure,
to allow the students to grow through the entire progression of FIRST programs,
to develop and enhance their skills beginning in elementary school and all the
way through high school.