Are you looking for training for your summer staff? As we continue to navigate through the impact of the pandemic, many programs will be offering face-to-face camps and activities this summer. With the anticipated hiring of many new staff, there is a need for training services that will help develop the skills they need to serve children and families across the country. (more…)
Engineering Mindset 9: Children Work Effectively in Teams When you think teamwork skills as part of afterschool activities, I’m going to guess that science isn’t the first activity that comes…
Engineering Mindset 8: Children Persist and Learn from Failure Can you remember a time when you failed? Was it public--a moment when you get a pit in your stomach, your…
Engineering Mindset 6: Children apply Science and Math Knowledge to Problem Solving Engineers use knowledge of math and science to solve problems. They combine that knowledge with their own creativity…
Engineering Mindset #4: Children Consider Criteria and Constraints that Require Tradeoffs If you’ve tried to solve a problem, or teach problem solving skills in a blue sky sort of format…
Engineering Mindset #1: Children Consider Problems in Context Considering and designing with the engineering design process In our last post about the properties and use of materials we talked about…
