Build It
Over a period of one to three days, Chris guides groups of students to make something that they and their families can use in their daily lives. This is exciting for the students. It gives them confidence that they can use tools and inspires some of them to take one of our longer programs.
Build It Workshops focus on teaching specific skills to participants. While all our offerings encourage creativity and problem-solving, these workshops are more specifically themed and result in building something specific.
Right now, we offer a two-hour Introduction to Electronics Workshop for secondary schools, as well as a few Build Its in our electronics curriculum:
The Build It Workshop is an educational workshop teaching practical skills to students by guiding them to build a specific product with locally sourced materials. This hands-on workshop allows students to apply scientific concepts that they have learnt in school to develop a better understanding of design and manufacturing while encouraging creativity and problem-solving. The program encourages students to pursue further education in STEM and to innovate for their local communities by bridging the gap between theory and application.
- Affordable Flashlight (~6 hours)
- Automatic Switch (~7 hours)
- Solar-Powered Phone Charger (~10 hours)
We also offer some mechanically-focused Build Its:
- Spirit Stove (~3 hours)
- Bottle Opener (~2 hours)
