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$2,000 per new project
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Locations: Des Moines, Grant County
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To access funding:
- Complete a 30 Day Challenge
- Report the impact of your project
“FIRST® LEGO® League Explore brings science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to kids, grades 2-4 through fun, exciting hands-on learning. FIRST® LEGO® League Explore participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together.”
- Kaitlin Ilnitzki, Assistant Director, VA+DC FIRST LEGO League
The Program
FIRST LEGO League Explore shows young people what it means to be an engineer and work with STEM skills and subjects, but focuses on practical, hands-on learning, so they are doing, not watching. FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is designed for 6-10 year old students and it's an exciting, non-competitive STEM challenge that rapidly develops teamwork, design,...
“These programs have been an amazing resource for both the children and families in our community. As a volunteer for 20 years, I’ve gotten to see countless students come through the programs, learning and growing in ways that continue to amaze me. It’s so much more than just the robots. The creativity, problem solving and teamwork skills that these programs foster will stay with these students throughout their lives and have already enabled them to impact their communities for the better. It’s been an honor to be a part of that process for all these years.”
- Karen Berger, Key Volunteer
