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FIRST LEGO League

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League is a powerful program that engages children in playful and meaningful learning while helping them discover the fun in science and technology.

At its core, FLL (FIRST Lego League) is a competition where teams are asked to design and engineer an autonomous LEGO robot, which can accomplish missions set by FLL. Teams need to research, build, and experiment, and by doing so, they live the entire process of creating ideas, solving problems, and overcoming obstacles, while gaining confidence in their abilities to positively use technology.The Teams will need to think outside the box to solve all the challenges presented. Its a great introduction to real world technology problems, in a fun, safe and supportive environment. Over 140,000 children in 56 countries are currently active in FLL.

See FLL in action in this video:

At Macquarie Anglican we host 3 LEGO League teams. Teams are composed of up to 10 kids, aged 9-16. We meet weekly (Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm) for 12 weeks between the 7th September and the 5th November 2011. On an average night teams will research and design their robot, hear a bit about Jesus, eat some food and have a great time!

We are now accepting registrations for the 2011 Lego League season. Registration will be limited to 30 Children (due to team size restrictions) so be quick!

Unfortunately, a LEGO League team is not cheap to run. Each team needs to pay for a LEGO Mindstorm NXT Robot, Team Registration Fees, challenge sets, batteries, team T-Shirts and additional Lego. These costs are covered by each child paying $90 for the whole season.

Info/Registration:

Full information for our 2010 teams can be found in our FLL Info Sheet 2011 or at our:

Lego League Information Night
Wednesday 31st August, 7pm-8pm
114 Lovell Rd Eastwood

Participating children are required to complete and submit a number of Registration Forms by the 7th September. These include a Macquarie Anglican Registration Form, a Macquarie University release form (for participation in the Tournament), and a FIRST release form (for participation in the competition). The information on these forms enables us to keep in contact throughout the competition, and receive permission to take action in emergency situations.Registration is on a first come, first serve basis as we only have 30 places. The first form is the most important in securing your place.

1. Macquarie Anglican Registration: Online or Download PDF (this will secure your place, so submit this first!)

2.FIRST Release_Form (bring on 7th September)

3.Macquarie University Consent Form (bring on 7th September)

Payment:

This fee can be paid as one payment ($90) in cash (or cheque made out to Parish of Macquarie) on the first night. Alternately, we will accept partial payments spread over a number of weeks.

Need more info? Contact:

Tim Adams - Childrens Minister
M: 0409-512-039
W: 8064-2470
E:
Post: 114 Lovell Rd, Eastwood, NSW 2122