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Kids click at FIRST LEGO League Tournament

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy

LEGO: it’s a classic toy favoured by parents and kids alike. But combine LEGO with robots, and ask teams of creative kids to solve actual scientific problems using it, and you’ve got a recipe for fun, learning, and innovation. FIRST LEGO … Read more →

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BCIT hosts provincial FIRST Lego League Championship Tournament

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy

Nearly 200 children ages nine to 14 filled the Burnaby Campus gymnasium on Saturday, January 9 in a bid to solve the world’s transportation problems—one LEGO block at a time. This, the seventh annual BC FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Championship … Read more →

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FIRST Lego League photos now online

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy

If the video wasn’t enough, you can see over 200 amazing photos of kids in action at the First Lego League competition, held here at BCIT. Read more about the event in this recent Update post.

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Kids rock Lego robotics

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy

What do you get when you put Lego, robots and creative children together at BCIT? Why, the FIRST Lego League (FLL) British Columbia “Smart Move” Challenge, of course. The FIRST Lego League’s mission is to inspire children to work together, use … Read more →

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Young students and their robots get climate-smart

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy

Can robots positively change the world? Yes, if they have bright young minds behind them. This January, nearly 250 elementary and high school students from the Lower Mainland and across North America came together for the sixth annual BC FIRST … Read more →

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