A Look Back at the W5 FIRST® LEGO® League 2025

On Friday 28 February, the W5 Learning & Engagement team hosted the FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge: SUBMERGED℠, delivered by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Schools from across Northern Ireland gathered to showcase their teamwork, creativity, and STEM skills in an exciting ocean-themed robotics competition. The SUBMERGED℠ challenge took students on an exciting journey under the sea as they used their engineering, programming, and problem-solving skills to design and create robots made from LEGO® bricks capable of completing real-world-inspired challenges and tackling complex, ocean-themed tasks.

Celebrating Excellence in Engineering and Robotics

The event culminated in an exciting awards ceremony, where teams were recognised for their outstanding achievements in various categories. The results highlighted the students' technical prowess, creativity, and passion for engineering and robotics.

Here are the well-deserved winners of the FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge SUBMERGED℠:

🏆 Champions – The Wallace High School
🏅 Core Values – Methodist College Belfast
🏅 Innovation Project & Robot Performance – Foyle Roboclub
🏅 Robot Design – Royal School Dungannon
🏅 Judges’ Award (Breakthrough) – North Coast Home Education Group
🏅 Judges’ Award (Rising All-Star) – Carrickfergus Grammar
🏅 Judges’ Award (Motivate) – Belfast Boys’ Model
🏅 Coach Award – Kathryn Wylie, Ballymena Academy

A special thanks to all the schools that participated and to our sponsors, Wolfspeed, Caterpillar and Fujitsu. Congratulations again to all the teams for their hard work and dedication!

Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities to engage in STEM learning at W5!