First Lego League (FLL) / First Tech Challenge (FTC) / Drone Cup

Updated on: 24 June 2025

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FLL: The First Lego League is a competition that challenges young people between 9 and 15 to explore the social role of technology and technology. Multiple substructure groups develop a robot. Lego material is used as a base. The groups participate in a school final, the best two teams continue to the regional competition with their homemade robot and innovation project. In 2024 we even got to participate in the national finals.

FTC: The First Tech Challenge is an annual international robot competition. Students work together in teams of up to 15 people. They design, build and program a robot that must be controlled, but must also be able to move autonomously. With their robot they start a competition and things along to prizes for creativity, collaboration, execution and performance. In 2025, students were allowed to represent our school at the Benelux final.