b'12 Member News July 2020The future of engineeringFIRSTLEGO LeagueOur three talented, winning teams now have the opportunity 2019/2020 Finals to represent their country at the World Festival taking place in Detroit, USA later this year. They were:For the first time ever, we held three FIRST LEGOEngland and Wales - League finals across the UK in Bristol, Perth and Dublin. ShapeShifters, an all-girl team from Kendrick This years CITY SHAPER SMchallengeseries of missions as well as creatingSchool in Readingsaw students learn all aboutan innovative solution to a real-worldScotlandStewarton architecture and the spaces we live in.problem. The teams also had to The final tested the young engineersdemonstrate the FIRST LEGO LeagueStormers, a group of with a series of challenges, whichcore values: Inclusion, Discovery,16-year-olds from Stewarton involved building a robot to tackle aTeamwork, Innovation, Impact and Fun. Academy in East Ayrshire All-IrelandBuild-a-bots, 11-13-year-olds from Wicklow Montessori Primary School in WicklowPart of the largest FIRSTLEGO League Final ever, over 500 young people attended the three finals, all keen to demonstrate their skills in robotics, computer programming, teamwork, research, problem solving and communication.England and Wales Winners, ShapeShifters from Kendrick School in ReadingFor more information about FIRST LEGO League, please visit: Scotland Winners, Stewarton Stormers from Stewarton Academy in East Ayrshire education.theiet.org/first-lego-league-programmes'