Press & Media
March 3, 2010 - LI Herald: A F.I.R.S.T. for East Rockaway Middle Schoolers
March 3, 2010 - LI Catholic: Building Fun and Teamwork with Lego Blocks
January 14, 2008 - Newsday - Building a Better Robot
January 16, 2007 - Students and their Robots Explore the Tiny but Vast World of Nanotechnology
April 30, 2006 - Over 9,700 Students Combine Sports and Technology at the FIRST Championship
January 17, 2006 - Long Island Students Explore Our World in "Ocean Odyssey"
Long Island Teams Receive Numerous Awards at SBPLI-LI FIRST Lego League Championship Tournament
(Melville, New York) – Following eight weeks of research and design, 48 teams from elementary and middle schools across Long Island demonstrated their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play and sportsmanship at this year's...
SLong Island Children and their Robots Explore Innovative Solutions to Transform Transportation with FIRST LEGO League "Smart Move" Challenge
FIRST TM (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology, brings its biggest-ever annual FIRST LEGO League (FLL) season to Long Island with the 2010 "Smart Move" Challenge.
School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. Announces Qualifying Tournament for FLL Championship Tournament
Due to the overwhelming growth of FIRST (For Inspiration in and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League on Long Island, School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) has introduced a two-day qualifying tournament for the...
Long Island Teams Receive Numerous Awards at SBPLI-LI FIRST Lego League Championship Tournament
(Melville, New York) – Following eight weeks of research and design, 56 teams from elementary and middle schools across Long Island demonstrated their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play and sportsmanship at this year’s...
Massapequa's Berner Middle School
Earns
Top Spot at
SBPLI-LI FIRST
LEGO League Tournament
Pictured is Berner Middle School’s Team Elite 1337 of Massapequa, NY. They stand victorious as the champions of the SBPLI-LI FIRST LEGO League Tournament in 2008. The annual competition featuring 49 elementary and middle schools across Long Island was...
Building a Better Robot
Robots did battle to make the world a better place yesterday, only they weren't in some far-off galaxy, but in the stretch of Suffolk County known as Middle Island. And instead of shooting lasers, they moved wind turbines, all at the touch of a button...
Long Island Teams Receive Numerous Awards at SBPLI-LI FIRST Lego League Championship Tournament
(Melville, New York) – Following eight weeks of research and design, 49 teams from elementary and middle schools across Long Island demonstrated their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play and sportsmanship at this...
Teams Solve Real-World Problems through Robot Design and Research at SBPLI - LI FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament
(Melville, New York) Some 35 teams from Long Island elementary and middle schools got to demonstrate problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play, and sportsmanship at this year’s SBPLI - LI FIRST LEGO League Tournament that...
Students and their Robots Explore the Tiny but Vast World of Nanotechnology
(Melville, New York) - Eight weeks of research and design will culminate on Jan. 21 at the SBPLI - LI FIRST LEGO League Tournament where teams of children and mentors will demonstrate their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork...
Over 9,700 Students Combine Sports and Technology at the FIRST Championship
ATLANTA April 30, 2006 Three teams from New York City, Michigan, and Montreal emerged victorious at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta this weekend. It was...
Long Island Students Explore Our World in "Ocean Odyssey"
(Melville, New York) - Children from Long Island have been tasked with the challenge and excitement of designing and building an original robot in the SBPLI-LIFIRST LEGO League program. This weekend, eight weeks of research and design will...
