b'10|IET Futures Fund59%of teams were able to take part thanks2022-23 Evaluation:to generous support from companies and trusts and foundations97% 6,0204-6 year olds took part in Discover,of teachers/team coaches 12,9546-9 year olds took part in Exploreobserved a positive impact 15,9179-16 year olds took part in Challengeon the children taking partAn additional9,010children engaged withImprovement in the following previous season kits in off-season activity skills was noted: 96%Teamwork 94%Problem solving92%Coding FIRST LEGO League ChallengeAs well as those taking part86%Confidencefinalists from across the UKin the Challenge competition,86%Communicationand Ireland came together tomany thousands of children81% Resiliencebattle it out at the GB final inin the Challenge (age 9-16), Harrogate and the All-IrelandExplore (age 6-9) and Discover FIRST LEGO League Final in Dublin, with the winning(age 4-6) divisions had the84% teams being invited to theprogramme delivered to them International Open in Marrakech,in the classroom by theirof teachers/team coaches Morocco. The winning GBteacher or through extra- reported that students were The 2022-23 seasons theme was SUPERPOWERED SM , and ourteam was RealTechBot whosecurricular groups, via ourmore aware of possible young engineers were asked to find out where energy comes from,innovation project allowsincreasingly popular classcareers in engineering after how we use it and the impact our energy choices have.producers of solar energy topack option.their involvement in FIRST share excess energy with non- LEGO Leagueproducer neighbours. The All- Following this record-breaking Using an engineering design process, young peopleOver 400 volunteers supported the SUPERPOWERED SMIreland winners, the Treehouseseason, we are proud to be identified a specific problem related to improvingseason and 43,901 children and young people tookGang designed a Teeny Tinyacknowledged as the number98%an energy journey in their community and designedpart! Turbine that generates powerone delivery partner of FIRST an innovative solution. In a separate process, theyand depends on human beingsLEGO League globally. would encourage others designed and created a robot to complete challenges.to work.to take part'