"FIRST LEGO League introduces science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to children ages 4-16* through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together. Our three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics."Â
-First Inspires
Build confidence, habits of learning, and teamwork skills with activities designed to harness young minds’ natural curiosity. In this year’s FIRST LEGO League Discover season,  SUPERPOWERED, students will explore where energy comes from and how it is distributed, stored, and used – and then put their superpowered creativity to work to innovate for a better energy future.
The Lovin Robotics Discover team consists of 8 students that are in Kindergarten and/or First Grade. All students in these grades are invited to apply. Students were chosen based on multiple factors including classroom performance, availability, and teacher input.
Build a strong foundation for computational thinking and engineering skill development with in-classroom and structured after-school curriculum that connects students to the world through science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). In this year’s FIRST LEGO League Explore season, SUPERPOWERED, students will explore where energy comes from and how it is distributed, stored, and used – and then put their superpowered creativity to work to innovate for a better energy future.
The Lovin Robotics Explore team consists of 6 students that are in Second and/or Third Grade. All students in these grades are invited to apply. Students were chosen based on multiple factors including classroom performance, availability, and teacher input.
FIRST Lego League challenges kids to think like scientists and engineers. There are three main parts of the tournaments: Innovation Project, Core Values and Robot Game. The innovation project involves the team identifying and researching a problem connected to the current season’s theme. The team must also design, share and refine a solution to the problem they identify. The core values (discovery, innovation, impact, inclusion, teamwork and fun) guide the team through preparation and competition. The robot game includes identifying missions to solve on the game table, then designing and programming a SPIKE Prime robot to complete the missions.
Our Lovin Robotics Challenge team consists of ten students that are in the fourth or fifth grade in August of the current season. All students are invited to apply. Student selection was based on several factors. Students must complete the application in full in order to be considered.
Each year, Lovin's second and third graders have the opportunity to join our Eco-Heroes Environmental Club! We meet after school about twice a month. We tie in STEAM into our outdoor classroom and environmental issues. This year we have planted bulbs, worked on composting, learned about rain barrels, pruned, and cooked! We will also be building insect houses with someone from the UGA Extension program and planting seeds to grow seedlings for our spring garden! Two of the teachers that work with the Eco-Heroes are certified Master Gardeners!Â
Stress balls!
Bird feeder ornaments!
Enjoy an ice-cold cup of hand-squeezed lemonade crafted by our Lovin Kindergarteners! We practiced counting, measuring, and addition skills as part of our lemonade project. Thank you for supporting our school!
Morse Code Bracelets made by hand and with love by a Lovin first Grade Student!Â
"Love", "Smile", "Kind"
Plant Your Own Sunflower Kits made with love by Lovin's Second Grade Students with sunflower seeds from Lovin's STEAM Garden.Â
Kindness Rocks
When feeling sad, mad, or you need a break, give this jar a gentle shake! Take deep breaths as you watch it all fall, it will help you calm down; brain, body, and all.
Sugar scrub!Â
Our after-school environmental club planted and grew luffahs. We then harvested them and created luffah soaps!Â
At Lovin we recycle in many areas. Every classroom has a recycling bin for paper products and water bottles. We also collect soft plastics for Trex throughout the year for third grade’s community service project. We have a Charity Recycling out front by the car rider line where we collect any type of textiles (clothes, shoes, purses, old towels and sheets, etc.) We get paid for each pound of textiles and all the money goes directly into our STEAM Garden!Â
STEM Fair (Science and Engineering Fair) 2023-2024
Our Spring 2023 STEAM Showcase was back in person and better than ever!