NMC Sponsors LEGO League Jr. Team

New Mexico Consortium-Sponsored FIRST LEGO League Jr. Team Wins Showmanship Award

Congratulations to the Los Alamos group of the New Mexico FIRST LEGO League Jr. team for winning the Showmanship Award at the Los Alamos Expo, held December 8, 2018, at Los Alamos Middle School.

The New Mexico Consortium is proud to sponsor this talented and enthusiastic group of young students as they explore science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on learning. FIRST LEGO League Jr. introduces children to real-world scientific and engineering challenges in a fun and creative way, encouraging teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and innovation.

As part of the program, teams work together to build LEGO-based autonomous robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS technology and develop projects connected to real-world challenges. Through this process, students learn how to ask questions, test ideas, share discoveries, and present their work to judges and the community.

Winning the Showmanship Award recognizes the team’s creativity, enthusiasm, presentation skills, and ability to share their project with others. Their success reflects not only their hard work and imagination, but also the value of providing young students with opportunities to engage in STEM learning at an early age.

The NMC is excited to support programs that inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators. We are especially grateful to Taraka Dale, a LANL and NMC Biolab researcher, for generously lending time, expertise, and encouragement to support the team.

Congratulations again to the students, mentors, and families involved in this wonderful achievement.