Marian Anderson sponsors robotics teams in two categories of the FIRST LEGO League (FLL).
FIRST LEGO League Explore (grades 2-3)
FIRST LEGO League Challenge (grades 4-8)
Our teams participate in qualifying events and showcases each December.
Students in FLL Explore work in teams of up to 6 to showcase skills and design solutions across five categories through a presentation for judges:
Challenge solution
Team model
Coding
Team poster
Core values (teamwork, inclusion, impact, fun, discovery, innovation)
Students in FLL Challenge work in teams of up to 10 to showcase skills and design solutions across four categories through competitive events and a team presentation:
Robot design
Robot game
Innovation design
Core values (teamwork, inclusion, impact, fun, discovery, innovation)
Six teams from Marian Anderson competed in a FIRST LEGO League Challenge qualifying tournament at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy on Saturday, December 7. Seven team participated in the FIRST LEGO League Explore event that same day.
More than 70 Marian Anderson students participated in an after school robotics club during the 2024-25 school year.
Special thanks to teacher coaches Ms. Gordon and Ms. Sterling; parent coaches Ms. Alexandra, Ms. Kira, Mr. Ryan, and Ms. Myers; Digital Service Fellows Mr. Habib and Mr. Shamir; Penn Engineering student volunteers; MANAS (formerly FoCA); Neubauer Fellowship; Lori and Mark Fife Foundation; Donors to this Donors Choose project; and Philadelphia Robotics Coalition for supporting this program.
Special thanks to teacher Ms. Kessler; parent volunteers Ms. Alexandra, Ms. Kira, and Mr. Ryan; Penn Engineering student volunteers; and donors to this Donors Choose project for supporting this spring offering.
Three teams from Marian Anderson competed in a qualifying tournament at Lincoln High School on Sunday, December 10.
Two of our school's three teams (Wildcat 2 and Wildcat 3) tied for 5th place in the challenge event.
One team (Wildcat 2) won first place for robot design and moved on to regional competition in January.
Most importantly, our teams competed with "gracious professionalism"!
Special thanks to teacher Ms. Kessler, parent volunteer Mr. Ryan, and the Philadelphia Robotics Coalition for supporting this fall offering.