Long Island Youth Recognized for Teamwork and Innovation at FIRST ® LEGO® League Explore Festival

Long Island youth ages 6 to 10 took part in the FIRST ® LEGO® League Explore Festival on April 10 and April 11, and brought home a variety of awards for their work.

-Photo Credit: First Lego League

The theme of the festival was PLAYMAKERS, which encouraged teams to explore different ways to be active. 

-Photo Credit: First Lego League

The teams navigated a series of real-world challenges as they used the fundamentals of engineering to design and code unique solutions with LEGO bricks and LEGO Education WeDo 2.0. 

Each team was recognized for their work, taking home awards in multiple different categories. Awards were given as follows: 

Challenge Solution Award

Team #103 “Bright Robotic Unicorns,” Locust Valley

Team #6183 “Team Playmakers,” Mineola

Core Values Award

Team #104 “The Convertibles,” Locust Valley

Team #2726 “Everywhere We Go, It’s Time For Fun!,” Mineola

Team #2728 “Mini Builders,” Mineola

Team #6175 “Lego Elements,” Mineola

Team #24190 “Team Miracle,” Williston Park

Coding Award

Team #2619 “Building Beavers,” Mineola

Team #23781 “The Gaming Masters,” Jericho

Team #23862 “Vik’s Game Roboter,” Short Hills, NJ

Team #24171 “Kungfu Team,” Syosset

Team #24180 “Livingston FLL Explorers,” Livingston, NJ

Team #24196 “5 Brickeneers,” South Setauket

Team Model Award

Team #2730 “Nifty Neurons,” Mineola

Team #3697 “Team Epic,” Locust Valley

Team #6174 “Building Tater-Tots,” Mineola

Team #11164 “Lego Pros,” Locust Valley

Team #23601 “Boss Baby,” Syosset

Team Poster Award

Team #18478 “Lego Angels,” Ridge

Team #23522 “Gu Spirit,” Port Washington

Team #24170 “Six Million IQ,” Syosset