The Lego Warriors were the FLL team we created and supported. Comprised of elementary and middle schoolers, they worked with Legos to create robots and completed research to find ways to improve their environment.

Throughout the season, the Lego Warriors:

Mentoring an FLL team was a challenging endeavor for us, since we had to strike a balance between keeping our students on task with motivating them to pursue their passion in robotics. When we begam, we didn’t know how much of an impact we could make on our local community by starting a youth robotics team. But as our students began engaging in robotics and being self-motivated, we realized how critical it is for extracurricular robotics programs to teach collaborative and STEM skills. We learned that, as STEM-focused students in our community, we have a responsibility to develop enriching educational opportunities for younger children that enables them to follow their passion. This is why we plan on mentoring more FLL teams in the upcoming season
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We noticed that one of the biggest restrictions for people wishing to join or coach robotics was lack of information. As a result, one goal we identified as a team was to create guides that would help adults coach and involve their children in FLL Robotics. We noticed that there weren’t any clear instructions on how to start a team, so we created easy-to-use infographics that could help aspiring coaches create FLL teams of their own. Here we address topics such as raising funds, understanding FLL Guidelines, and keeping an FLL team productive so that both rookie coaches and seasoned leaders can improve their teams. We then distributed these guides to local rookie teams and aspiring team coaches who plan to join the world of FLL robotics next year.