BEDFORD – Students from Bedford Academy, an independent, STEAM-inspired elementary school, recently participated in regional FIRST NH LEGO League events Manchester and Merrimack. For the third year, the second and third grade class won the Challenge Award at the FIRST NH LEGO League Explore event, which brings teams together to solve a presented problem and showcase their achievements.

In addition, Bedford Academy’s fourth and fifth grade class competed in the FIRST NH LEGO League Challenge competition for the first time. Designed for fourth to eighth graders, teams are challenged to build, write code and program LEGO robots that are tested in timed missions at the Robot Game table. Bedford Academy’s team scored the maximum number of points they aimed to achieve and nearly qualified for the state tournament.

“Along with the entire Bedford Academy family, I am greatly impressed with the creativity and energy our students exhibited at the FIRST NH LEGO League events,” says Roxanne Molina, PhD, Owner of Bedford Academy. “Our school prioritizes STEAM knowledge and hands-on experiences, and we are grateful that FIRST NH offers these unique opportunities for students to hone problem-solving skills while deepening their science and technology expertise.”

For more information about Bedford Academy, visit bedfordacademy.org. Details about the FIRST NH Lego League are online at firstnh.org.

ABOUT BEDFORD ACADEMY

Bedford Academy is a private, independent, STEAM-inspired (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) elementary school serving pre-school to grade five. Its staff recognizes that every child is unique and possesses potential for success across multiple areas, including academic, athletic, interpersonal, musical, and artistic. The school’s programs have been designed to educate the whole child and are based on the most current academic research. Through an innovative, multi-disciplinary, student-centered STEAM-inspired curriculum, children engage in personalized learning experiences – within small class sizes – that promote Bedford Academy’s core values of innovation, inquiry, academic excellence, compassion, fitness and leadership.