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Goal

Our names are Meri Mollitor and Sheryl Evans. We are two of the Maude Saunders FIRST Lego League team coaches. FIRST Lego League offers students a hands-on approach to STEM learning.
Our MSE Lego Club is one that offers fun learning opportunities using the FIRST Lego League annual themed kit and a Lego Education computer programming kit. They will use the skills they learn in the Lego Club throughout their lives. Such talents include innovatively learning to develop ideas, creatively solving problems in small groups, and sharing ideas while respecting each other’s differences. In addition to these life skills, they also learn computer research, computer coding, and presentation skills, all while having fun and supporting each other as a team.  

What will be done with my students

Each year in August, FIRST Lego League presents a new themed international challenge. Each Lego group then purchases a kit with the challenge directions. For example, 2022-2023 challenge theme was Energize. Lego Explore groups were asked to research and create a team model showing the different types of energy and how they can improve its impact on our economy. Ultimately, they then shared what they learned at a local festival with judges and other teams.
The 2023-2024 season's arts and entertainment theme challenges FIRST teams to discover the roles STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills play in the arts and empowers them to bring their ideas to life.  

Benefits to my students

The Maude Saunders Explore Lego Club currently has 44 students (with the hope of more each year) in six groups. FIRST Lego League Explore allows no more than 6 members on an Explore team (grades k-4) and 10 members on a Challenge team (grades 4-8). Currently we have 44 students in grades 1st through 5th. In 2019 we started the MSE Lego Club with six students. All but one of these students are now on our fifth grade team. It is our hope that we will be able to continue growing the MSE Lego Club until all students who are interested in FIRST Lego League will have the opportunity to participate in our MSE Lego Club. This grant will help to allow Maude Saunders Elementary School the opportunity to continue expanding our club next school year.
This grant will allow students the opportunity to be successful at this year's competition and festival. Please see picture.
A summary of items we plan to purchase with the grant
funds are Legos, a Spike computer programming set and an approved iPad to use for coding. As a result, students will be equipped to advance to the more challenging divisions and continue participating in the FIRST Lego League throughout their educational career. Furthermore, if approved this grant will not only equip the 44 students in our MSE Lego Club, but will also allow many future generations of MSE Lego Club members to be able to participate in this incredible opportunity. 

Budget Narrative

To help the MSE Lego Club students be successful we would use this grant to buy the Spike kit, an iPad to code the Spike computer, and Legos to give the students the opportunity to build their creations. 

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