Posts Tagged FIRST Tech Challenge | Newburgh Creates Blog

Three students at Newburgh Creates working on a LEGO SPIKE Prime robot at a studio table

October 1, 2026Robotics

Robotics Competitions Near Newburgh, NY: A Parent's Guide to the Options

A guide to the youth robotics competitions within a drive of Newburgh, NY, from FIRST LEGO League to combat robots, and which ones our teams enter.

Kids on a FIRST LEGO League team at Newburgh Creates gather on the floor around their LEGO robot during a coaching session

September 6, 2026Robotics

The benefits of robotics for kids: FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge, and the skills that last

What kids learn on a FIRST team, the careers it points toward, and what the research says about college and scholarships.