LEGO Educational Division is a member of the LEGO Group and develops products and teaching materials for use across the spectrum of educational settings. We target children from 6 months, right up to university students, although our main focus is children aged 2 to 16. Our concepts are created with a view to stimulating a range of academic and social skills, always with the values of the LEGO Group at heart: Creativity, Imagination, Fun, Quality and Learning.

The Division was founded in 1980, in response to demands from teachers using LEGO® kits in schools and kindergartens. We are based at LEGO Group headquarters in Billund, Denmark, where we have about 25 employees, almost half of whom work on developing new concepts.

Mission, vision and values
As a member of the LEGO Group, LEGO Educational Division works in harmony with the five core values embraced by the company: Creativity, Imagination, Fun, Quality and Learning.

It is, however, natural that we focus on the value of learning when we develop and sell to schools and kindergartens. Moreover we believe that an active approach to learning ensures appeal, excitement, stimulation a high degree of involvement.

Our mission and vision statements are: We strive to add an “Extra Learning Dimension” to the educational experience of students, to make a positive difference in their future. We will win respect as the company that contributes to the success of educators by offering unique tools that have proven effective at nurturing the creative thinking, problem solving and interpersonal skills of students. Our core purpose is to provide educators and other professionals with unique tools that will enable students to develop the skills necessary to embrace the challenges of the future in the Creative Society.