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What is FIRST® LEGO® League?
FIRST® LEGO® League introduces science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to children ages 4-16* through fun, exciting hands-on learning. FIRST LEGO League participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together.
In FIRST LEGO League, students engage in hands-on STEM experiences, building confidence, growing their knowledge and developing habits of learning. 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.
Powered by Voka
In Belgium, the FIRST LEGO League programs are distributed by Voka Limburg - Chamber of Commerce. We have build experience with the program since 2013 in the Limburg area, before becoming the official partner of LEGO Education in 2022. For regional operation, Voka Limburg - Chamber of Commerce can rely on its network of regional partners who use their own expertise to bring FIRST LEGO League to local schools.
Programs in Belgium
These programs are currently running in Belgium:
In FIRST® LEGO® League 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 SPIKE™ Essential.
Friendly competition is at the heart of FIRST LEGO League Challenge, as teams of students ages 9-15 engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering - building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game.
Happy to meet you!
Find out how to participate and what support is offered during a Teams meeting with one of our FIRST LEGO League | Voka colleagues.
FIRST® LEGO® League vs other STEM programs
There are a lot of great STEM and robot programs and competitions in Belgium. But where does FIRST LEGO League stand out from the rest?
Every talent on board
FIRST LEGO League is more than robots! It distinguishes itself by combining entrepreneurship, innovation, professional development, project-based learning and 21st century skills, allowing every child's talents to be developped.
Core Values
The FIRST Core Values are the cornerstones of the program. By embracing tthem, participants learn that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and that helping one another is the foundation of teamwork.
Strong brand
The LEGO brand is very popular and raging among young and old thanks to television programs such as LEGO Masters. It also offers enormous creative and educational opportunities. The reliable LEGO SPIKE Essential and LEGO SPIKE Prime robots can be modularly adapted with readily available LEGO bricks and parts.
Region based
Teachers and team coaches get to work with Dutch-Flemish, French, German and English-language guides and resources. Teams participate in a competition in their own region and can advance nationally and internationally.
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