First Lego League
James Floyd Kelly and Jonathan Daudelin
No Starch Press, 2008, 264 pp., $29.95
www.nostarch.com
At retreats and weekly meetings, athletic prowess dominates most youth group activities. First Lego League offers something for the inventor/engineer/tech minds in the group. The guide offers a thorough description of how to get started in the robot-building competition involving everyone’s favorite building block.
Kelly and Daudlin cover everything from the official rules to sharing an online calendar for team meetings. Most important for youth workers are the four chapters on proper team building and experience.
This is not a simple task; forming this kind of team will require lots of time and significant technological knowledge. If a ministry has a few students and a dedicated leader, this could become the highlight of their youth group experience.
