Core Values

The Core Values portion evaluates the unity and teamwork skills of each team.

The judges will reflect with each team for three minutes. They will ask the team about their season and their experiences working as a team. They also will look at how effective a team is at getting other teams and individuals excited about science and technology while gaining awareness and understanding about the world and themselves. Also, judges will look at how the team applies the Core Values throughout the whole season. Finally, the judges will evaluate the team's understanding of Gracious Professionalism™ and the Core Values.

Respecting each other and accepting differences, discovering new talents and ideas, working creatively and persistently, applying and improving what you have learned, working together and having fun at work are among the core values of FIRST LEGO League Challenge and make a good team.

Make sure that you put these core values into practice during the preparation period and during the day of the tournament.

Set your own goals with regard to your participation.

Core Values Concerns

Teams should work to avoid the following behaviors.

• Team or Adult Behaviors

  • Hostile or aggressive behavior

  • Disrespect toward others

  • Poor sportsmanship

  • Bullying

  • Inappropriate language or topics of conversation

  • Adult Intervention

    • Adult handling of the robot, computer, or other materials

    • Adult using a computer. (Further investigation required to determine if the coach was programming a robot.)

    • Team members cannot answer questions or demonstrate understanding of their work. (Unclear situations or Judges’ intuitions remain Orange without additional evidence.)

    • Adult speaking in judging sessions. (Occasionally there is an obvious and appropriate reason).

    • Adult attempting to appeal Robot Game scores