![The Thalberg Elementary School Red Eagle Robotics Team.]()
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER LEGOs are more than just blocks these days. For children growing up today, LEGOs offer a whole new educational experience unlike the way they were used among previous generations. The opportunity to participate in this new educational activity has risen for 10 fifth graders at Thalberg Elementary School. The Red Eagle Robotics Team is a part of the FIRST Robotics Lego League and will be competing for the first time in a state qualifying competition on Saturday, Nov. 22 in Berlin. This is the first year Thalberg has had a robotics team and it is one of only two robotics programs at the elementary school level in Southington. The supplies required for the team were funded by an educational grant from the Southington Education Foundation. “It’s so expensive for the robot and the kit, so that really jumpstarted us,” said Chanel Curtin, the team’s advisor. Last year, fourth grade students applied to join the team and began learning how to build their LEGO robot in March. The group typically meets on Mondays, but as they prepare for the competition some members have been meeting after school on other days. The Red Eagle Robotics Team will […]