by Steve | May 1, 2014 | LEGO®, News, STEM
"Making things with your hands can be really cool." Awhile ago we came across an article, written by Gillian Tett in FT Weekend. In it, she describes how serendipity brought her family back into contact with LEGO® – a rainy weekend, two kids trapped in a hotel room,...
by Steve | Apr 29, 2014 | Cool stuff, LEGO®, STEM
Using LEGO® to Build Maths Concepts (tx @AlyciaZimmerman and @Scholastic!) A little while ago we came across this gem – a simple and practical yet brilliant post by Alycia Zimmerman on the Scholastic site, sharing ideas of how to use LEGO® to build maths concepts in...
by Steve | Apr 25, 2014 | STEM
BRICKS 4 KIDZ® is part of response to #STEM Education crisis The parent company of BRICKS 4 KIDZ® is Creative Learning Corporation, a publicly-listed US company. The company recently posted an article detailing the extent of the crisis facing STEM education, and how...
by Steve | Apr 25, 2014 | News, STEM
LEGO® initiatives to improve #STEM Education In the US, LEGO® is working with National Instruments to change the way that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) concepts are taught in classrooms. Ann Rivet, an associate professor of science education at...
by Steve | Apr 25, 2014 | News, STEM
BRICKS 4 KIDZ® Lower North Shore, now hiring teachers! As part of our mission to be the leading external provider of STEM education in our part of the world to students and the school system, we are seeking now to bring on teachers to lead the delivery of our local...
