At the end of every season we have won trophies, I have been unsure as to how to "share" the season's prize. The first year, I rotated the trophy between homes for about a year. That was a logistical nightmare. Also, it ended up coming back to us broken. The second year, I just held [...]
Temperamental table rounds are the most nerve-racking. Wow what a year it has been for our FIRST LEGO League team! Gratefully, it isn't over yet! Our team competed in The Colorado State Championship a few weeks ago and we won the 2nd Place Champions Award! We really appreciated being recognized for all our [...]
There are so many life lessons whenever we endeavor to do another FLL year. This year, it was about how you act when under stress. It's tough to see these pre-teens and teens have to worry about their robot or be stressed out about being judged on their projects. However, what the kids learn about their [...]
FIRST made up this phrase "Gracious Professionalism". Their definition is: It's a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect [...]
We are well into our third year of FLL competitions. The kids are pretty well and knowing what to do nowadays, however we needed a little more focus on our projects. I asked some parents to help me run team building sessions and now they are helping to organize the solution to our project problem. [...]