Scratch helps kids learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively -essential life skills in the 21st century
About this Event
Demo class for Scratch Programming includes
– Introduction to Scratch Programming
– Creating an online account
– Do an online program
– Teacher to Kid Ratio is 1:6
– More focus on each kid
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.
Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century. Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is provided free of charge.
We say that learning though play happens when the activity: five characteristics of play that leads to deeper learning
(1) is experienced as joyful,
(2) helps children find meaning in what they are doing or learning,
(3) involves active, engaged, minds-on thinking,
(4) as well as iterative thinking (experimentation, hypothesis testing, etc), and
(5) social interaction. These five characteristics of play draw on evidence for how children learn best (the science of learning) and how to foster a playful mindset
The Program is organized around a framework that I call the “Four P’s of Creative Learning”: Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play.
It describes why and how parents and educators should provide children with opportunities to work on projects, based on their passions, in collaboration with peers, in a playful spirit.
The ultimate goal: To help children develop as creative thinkers, so that they can create new opportunities for themselves and shape the world of tomorrow
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