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Welcome to FIRST LEGO League in New Zealand

Senior Solutions Overview

Wednesday, 24 November 2010 09:57 Jason Kyle

Ready for the next FLL challenge? Ready for FIRST?

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Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of life for seniors by helping them continue to be independent, engaged, and connected in their communities? In the 2012 Senior Solutions Challenge, over 200,000 children ages 9 to16* from more than 60 countries will explore the topic of aging and how it may effect a person’s ability to maintain his or her lifestyle – solving issues like getting around, keeping in touch, or staying fit. Teams will research obstacles and then suggest ways to improve the quality of life for the seniors affected. Teams will also build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® robot to solve a set of missions on an obstacle course. Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set of Core Values.

Official challenge release 3 September 2012. Team registration opens in March - email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Our Mid-June mini-challenge based around the Food Factor robot game is an ideal introduction to FLL. More information coming soon.

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What is an FLL team?

Monday, 15 February 2010 10:10 Jason Kyle

FIRST LEGO League teams consist of up to 10 children, ages 8-16, and at least one adult coach. There is no requirement for a team to be school based and some of our 2009 teams consisted of members from 5 different schools. Teams can be formed by a school classroom, after-school program, extracurricular group, home school, neighbourhood group, club or civic organization. The lower age limit of 9 years is not fixed and we allow younger children to compete at the discretion of their coach.

Teams meet once or more per week around when the challenge is released in September and sometimes blind panic sets in the week before a tournament requiring additional time. The coach (or coaches) must organise team members to attend meetings, provide a work area for the team, feed the troops and help coordinate activities. An extensive Coaches' Manual is provided to teams and a support network of experienced coaches is close at hand for "rookie" teams.

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