Did you know that the Edison and Ford Winter Estates hosts four LEGO robotics teams? Here are the latest updates from the 2024 season:
The Edison Ford Engineers (est. 2023) • K-3 grade • First LEGO League Explore: Demonstrated the coding, design, and project skills they learned this season at the Qualifying Tournament in Fort Myers– congratulations on a great first season.
Batteries Included (est. 2022) • 4 – 7 grade • First LEGO League (FLL) Challenge: Earned the Core Values Award Qualifying Tournament in Fort Myers, then the Project Finalist award at the Regional Championship, and was one of only 56 teams out of 750 statewide to earn a spot in the state competition– congratulations on an incredible first season.
Assembly Required (est. 2017) • 5 – 9 grade • First LEGO League (FLL) Challenge: Posted the top robot score of the day and won the Championship Award at the Qualifying Tournament in Fort Myers, won the Regional Championship for the third year running, qualified for the state championship, where they won an invitation to the first ever Florida State International Invitational this June. The team also qualified for, and will participate in, the Innovation Spotlight at Daytona Beach.
jEdison Knights (est. 2023) • 9 – 12 grade • First Tech Challenge: Received the 3rd place Connect Award, 2nd place Motivate Award, and won the Judges Award at the FTC League meet in Bradenton– congratulations on an incredible first season.
Last year, Assembly Required qualified for the World Tournament in Houston, Texas, where they won the prestigious Core Values Award! Additionally, head coach and Edison Ford Education Coordinator Pearce Augustenborg was honored with the Florida State Coach and Mentor Award for the second year in a row. Coach Shelby Baucom was honored at the Regional Championship with Coach/Mentor Award and with the Volunteer Award at the SWFL Qualifier Tournament.
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