Who is Bricksmart?
Bricksmart is a FIRST Lego League community team of students of ages 10–14 located in The Woodlands, Texas. Over the past five years Bricksmart has received numerous accolades in various Texas FLL tournaments.
***HISTORY***
2011: The team was founded
2011-2012 (Senior Solutions): Bricksmart placed third at the Woodlands Preparatory Qualifier and advanced the the South Texas Championship.
2013-2014 (Nature's Fury): Bricksmart placed second at the Woodlands Preparatory Qualifier and won second place for innovative solution in the research project at the South Texas Championship. The team also placed fourth overall at the South Texas Championship.
2014: Bricksmart placed 4th in the All-Earth Ecobot challenge.
2014-2015 (World Class): The team placed second at the Huntsville Qualifier and placed first at the South Texas Championship. That advanced them to the FIRST World Festival in St. Louis, Missouri.
2015-2016 (Trash Trek): Bricksmart placed first at the Texas Torque Qualifier and won Champion's Award for the second time at the South Texas Championship. From May 19-22, they will compete at the Razorback FLL Invitational, held in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
For their 2016 project, the team started a business. To reduce trash in their community, Ecosmartz hauls compostable food waste from grocery stores and restaurants in The Woodlands, and delivers it to a local composting facility.