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Lego League

Posted January 29, 2007 6:09 PM
Pathfinder Tags: LEGO

From scenta SET:

The Lego League is also holding its annual final in Birmingham tomorrow. Up to 3,500 children in teams of 10 embarked on the 2006 FIRST Lego League challenge which kicked off in September. Many had the advice and support of Ford engineers and apprentices acting as mentors. David Cayton, Ford Dunton's education outreach and community manager, explained that the FIRST Lego League was an ideal way for tomorrow's engineers to learn engineering concepts. He said: "The skills and techniques learnt by participants are the same as those used daily by Ford engineers at Dunton, Southampton and Halewood."

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01/31/2007 10:39 AM

Perhaps the contestants are bricking it...

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01/31/2007 11:14 AM

This is the coolest thing!

My nephew (age 11) is in a FIRST Lego League team. The level of interest & involvement demonstrated by these kids (and their mentors) gives me hope for the next generation of engineers!
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