Students from San Juan Sacatepéquez participate in the world championship of the FIRST LEGO League 2024 Festival – 2024-04-18 23:46:43

2024-04-18 23:46:43

He FIRST LEGO Festival world championship League Every year it brings together students from various countries to present and compete with robots designed by themselves. This 2024Guatemala is present at the event with a group of youth of the National Institute of Diversified Education Ulew Kotz’i’j of San Juan Sacatepequez, who won the national competition. What a chilero!

Young Guatemalans participate in the FIRST LEGO League 2024 Festival championship

Los students of the National Institute of Diversified Education ―INED― Ulew Kotz’i’j (Land of Flowers), are ready to make history by represent Guatemala in the FIRST Championship international competition of the FIRST Lego League World Festival 2024 in the United States. After winning the «First Lego League Challenge Guatemala», these talented young people will compete alongside teams from around the world from April 17 to 20 in Houston, Texas.

The challenge, called “Masterpiece,” motivated teams to explore the role of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in the arts and work as a team to design a world full of creative possibilities. The students of INED of San Juan Sacatepéquez They demonstrated their ingenuity and creativity in tackling this challenge in an outstanding manner, earning them first place in the national competition.

Description of the photo for people with visual disabilities: in the first photo the first place trophy made with Legos appears and in the second photo the first place winning students appear holding the Guatemalan flag outside La Aurora Airport. (Credit: INED SAN JUAN SAC.)

The global competition in Houston, Texas, will bring together winning teams from participating countries to showcase their innovation projects and compete in a robot board game. During this exciting event they will have the opportunity to share their projects, exchange ideas and learn from each other, while competing in the robot challenge and being evaluated in areas such as the science project and the competition’s core values.

The achievement of the six young Guatemalans competing in the United States is a source of pride for their educational institution and for the entire country. We wish you good luck!

Description of the photo for people with visual disabilities: two photos appear, in the first there is a structure made with Legos on a board, in the second a student appears controlling her robot during the competition. (Credit: Advanced Computing)

An international competition that promotes science

The FIRST Lego League is an international program of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and the LEGO Group which encourages research, creativity and problem solving among primary and secondary school students. In the national competition, teams work on projects related to real-world challenges and present their innovative solutions to a panel of judges.

Photo description for people with visual disabilities: students from another school participating in the board game with their robot during the national competition. (Credit: Advanced Computing)

The winners of the national competition

The national competition was organized by Computación Avanzada SA. The final took place on April 6 at the Inter-American School in zone 16. This year, 15 schools and 20 teams participated, the INED being Ulew Kotz’i ‘j the only participating public school. They are winners at the national level:

• First place: Institute of San Juan Sacatepéquez
• ⁠Second place: Colegio Americano del Sur
• ⁠Third location: Bressani High School

These awards were also awarded in the Guatemalan championship:

• Best innovation project: Colegio Maya
• Best Values ​​project: Colegio Castaño
• Best robot design: Sacred Heart of Jesus School

Visually Impaired Photo Description: Second place winning students holding their trophy. (Credit: Advanced Computing)

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