Judging the FLL Challenge Dubai regional

FIRST LEGO League is a STEM program from FIRST and LEGO Education. Children take on a new real-world theme each season. The program has three divisions. Challenge is the competition division, for students ages 9 to 16, with the range set by the country. A team researches the theme, designs a solution to a problem in it, and builds and programs a LEGO Education robot to run missions on a field. At a tournament, judges score the robot game, the robot’s design, the innovation project, and Core Values, which is how the team works together.

In January 2025 I judged the FIRST LEGO League Challenge Dubai regional.

The season was 2024–25. The theme was SUBMERGED: aquatic sustainability, including coral reefs. In the UAE the programme is a partnership with Atlab, empowering educators and engaging students.

Regionals were also held in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. I judged the Dubai regional, and the nationals held in Dubai, UAE.