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FLL Core Values

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The FLL Core Values are the cornerstones of the FLL program. They are among the fundamental elements that distinguish FLL from other programs of its kind. By embracing the Core Values, participants learn that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and that helping one another is the foundation of teamwork.
• We are a team.

• We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.

• We honor the spirit of friendly competition.

• What we discover is more important than what we win.

• We share our experiences with others.

• We display Gracious Professionalism(*) in everything we do.

• We have fun.

(*)Gracious Professionalism

  • You are “Gracious Professionals.”  This means you are competing hard against PROBLEMS, while treating PEOPLE with respect and kindness – people from your own team as well people from other teams.
  • You build onto other people’s ideas instead of resisting or defeating them.

More about Gracious Professionalism:

Gracious ProfessionalismTM

Dr. Woodie Flowers, FIRST National Advisor and Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, coined the term “Gracious ProfessionalismTM.”

Gracious Professionalism is part of the ethos of FIRST. It’s a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community.

With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions. Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process. They avoid treating anyone like losers. No chest thumping tough talk, but no sticky-sweet platitudes either. Knowledge, competition, and empathy are comfortably blended.

In the long run, Gracious Professionalism is part of pursuing a meaningful life. One can add to society and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing one has acted with integrity and sensitivity.

 

FLL Challenge

  • Field Setup
  • Robot Game Rules
  • Robot Game Missions
  • Robot Game Q&A
  • Project Details
  • Project Q&A
  • FLL the whole experience!

The field is where the Robot Game takes place.  It consists of a field mat, on a table, with mission models arranged on top.  The field mat and the LEGO pieces for building the mission models are part of your Field Setup Kit. MISSION MODELS’ instructions for building the mission models are on a CD, in the same box as the LEGO pieces.  Instructions for how to build the table and how to arrange everything on it are in the Field Setup section in the Challenge.

Like any other game, the FLL Robot Game has also rules! Make sure to check the updated list of rules when it’s published for the new season, Body Forward. Rules are essential for to know prior to competing for the Robot Game.

You have to remember that  you are “Gracious Professionals.”  This means you are competing hard against PROBLEMS, while treating PEOPLE with respect and kindness – people from your own team as well people from other teams. You build onto other people’s ideas instead of resisting or defeating them.

Robot Game missions are the Robot Tasks and Point Values.The Body Forward Challenge missions will be listed early September in the challenge page.

By rules, the current Game Q&A page on the web takes overall precedence. MAKE SURE TO CHECK BACK THERE OFTEN. The head ref is not obligated to consider calls made at previous tournaments unless those calls have been added to the latest Game Q&A.

Can FLL teams improve our quality of life? Through the 2010 Body Forward Challenge, 9 to 16 year olds will explore the cutting-edge world of biomedical engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome genetic predispositions, and maximize the body’s potential, with the intended purpose of leading happier and healthier lives.

Join us in September 2010 for the Body Forward Challenge release.

For questions that may rise up to you regarding the project, always check the Project Q&A section of the Challenge page. It shall contain questions posted from teams, and answers to them.

It can be easy to get carried away with the designing, building, and programming of the FLL robot. But remember that the performance’s score of a robot is only 25% of a team’s score at the tournament. Equally important to the team’s total score are your efforts in: Tthe Project, where you research a topic and effectively present a well thought-of explanation of your team’s creative solution. The technical interview, where you explain the technical aspects of your robot’s design and programming. Teamwork, where you work effectively as a team and demonstarate FLL Core Calues. Each of these additional areas contributes 1/4 of your score for the day. Do not lose sight of the importance and skill building that each of these components can have on your team.