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A total of 27 teams of children ages 6 to 9 years old took part in the program. The teams were tasked with building Lego robotics sculptures based around an education theme. Of all the teams participating, 15 were made up of Girl Scouts, with the rest comprised of students from around the county. The program was designed to inspire creativity and passion for learning in STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math.
The interdistrict magnet school serves kids from Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield and beyond
The program was sponsored by the Discovery Museum, Junior First Lego League, the Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Stamford Robotics and Patriot National Bank. The kids worked for months on their projects, and were recognized with an awards ceremony Sunday. Each team received a Lego trophy for accomplishments in teamwork, creativity, enthusiasm and design.
Lt. Gov. Nany Wyman praised the students for their hard work and encouraged them to continue to explore STEM as they grow older.
"It's really cool to be smart, and you are all really smart," Wyman told the crowd of students. "You stick with it growing up and you will really succeed in anything you want to be."
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch said the program showed that science could be fun, and told the kids that continuing to study science and technology would help them solve the world’s problems.
“We know that genetics and 3D printing and the study of the cosmos and climate change, and all the challenges we have to learn about to save our planet and to save our species ad be able to provide for a changing planet, come down to learning science,” Finch said.
“We’re really proud of this school and most importantly, we’re proud of the kids that go to this school. Whether they’re here for the Discovery Museum Legos or they’re full-time students here, they’re the leaders of the future, they’re the ones who are going to be able to build a colony on Mars, they’re the people that are going to potentially find intelligent life in other parts of the galaxy.”
“That’s what’s so amazing about an event like this, it’s all about inspiring the imagination of our kids,” said Sheryl Sleeva, a board member for Girl Scouts of Connecticut.
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