Lego League success for Clara school pupils

The fifth class pupils from Scoil Phroinsiais Naofa in Clara, and their teachers Mr Ward and Mr Kenny, recently enjoyed success at the First Lego League regional finals.

The Offaly pupils won the Core Values Award at the event which took place in Galway.

The First Lego League is a competition that challenges young students to design, build, and programme robots using Lego.

It encourages teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving skills, as well as promoting an interest in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects.

The theme of this year's First Lego League challenge was 'Superpowered' and, as part of the competition, the Scoil Phroinsiais Naofa team had to come up with a brand new way of saving and improving the transfer of energy.

With his unique concept design, a student Dean Bracken wowed the judges and explained how his innovation project could be used worldwide to reduce energy consumption.

Up against stiff competition from primary and secondary schools from across the country, the boys emerged victorious in the Core Values section. The Core Values award is presented to the team which best demonstrates evidence of good teamwork.

This is Scoil Phroinsias Naofa's second First Lego League award win in the past two years and is recognition of their dedication to promote coding and STEM activities throughout their school.