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proposal for Schools!

Extracurricular Programme

1. ABOUT US

2. OUR PHILOSOPHY What we believe Employability Factors

3. NEW AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMES Our Added Value Main Characteristics Methodology Course Catalogue What it means to be a Franchise

4. SUMMER 2014 PROPOSAL

ABOUT US

has created the perfect Learning Ecosystem (children + teachers

+ parents) through our online academies and offline activities at the Club

(Blended Learning Approach).

fosters innovation, technological advancement, and

entrepreneurship by helping youth develop digital age skills through maker

activities and tech workforce development.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

The Extracurricular Programme is built on 3 fundamental pillars:

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XXI Century

Extracurricular

Program

The content of the child’s curriculum must include the

new profiles that today’s society is now demanding.

It should be created by all of the agents that are involved

in his/her development

Digital Innovation

Consultancy for Schools

We must build bridges between education, the

labour market and society

Introducing

Tablets in

School

Certain fundamental personality traits that should be cultivated from an early age and integrated in the

educational process: � Leadership

� Teamwork & Collaboration

� Curiosity & Innovation

� Flexibility & Openness to change

� Learning from errors and not

being afraid to commit them

� Being Global Citizens

What we believe

According to recent studies, some of the elements that make a person

employable in the 21st century are:

Our Extracurricular Programme

combines all three elements of our

fundamental philosophy to be able

to develop the new skills that are

required for a child to be

employable in the future.

NEW AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMES

The Extracurricular Programme teaches 21st century skills

needed to succeed in the future workplace!

Kids can learn how to build websites & apps, write code or start a business.

empowers youth to innovate and find solutions for a better

society.

Our Added Value

We reinforce English as a second language.

These are the main characteristics of our Extracurricular Programme:

Main Characteristics

Our methodology is centered on personalized learning based on the

combination of Project Based Learning (PBL) and Blended learning (BL).

At , we believe that PBL and BL are two educational approaches

worth combining. Implementing a true blended learning experience where the

student is in control of his or her own learning, and meetings in our iKidsClub

where kids are collaborating, communicating, and helping each other out at a

local and international level.

Methodology

This is the Course Catalogue for Spring / Summer 2014 :

Early DIY Program (Do it Yourself- FabLab) Personal Branding

Making your own electronics and circuits Creating a Portfolio

3D Design & Printing Creating your own blog

Lego Robotics Recording your own podcast

Crafting Ecology Kids making video clips (movie makers)

Sketchup & Physics Engines

Wind Tubes & Inflatables

Young Citizen Journalism Program (tweets)

Apps & Webs for Good How to Start a Business

Making your own website Innovation & Business Ideas

Scratch Coding Program Personal Finance with Mr. Piggie

Business Canvas Model Making your own apps & games for iPhone and Android

Design Thinking ACTIVITIES WITH PARENTS

(REVERSE DIGITAL MENTORING) Innovation Labs across the world

Course Catalogue

An franchise means that your school is distributing our products. The schools that

are part of our network benefit from our marketing campaigns, which exponentially increase the

visibility of the brand and corporate image of these institutions.

Additionally, we offer:

� A team of professionals who will be giving support during the courses in different areas, such

as Technology, Entrepreneurship and Personal Branding

� High Quality Programmes

� Initial training programmes for the franchisee

� Initial training programmes for the teachers

� Recurrent training porgrammes for new teachers in existing franchises and refresher courses

� Quality Assurance Audits: the franchisee will participate in internal quality control audits by

to guarantee the level of services

What it means to be a Franchise

SUMMER 2014 PROPOSAL

We would like to offer a week long pilot project during the Easter break for a

limited number of children between the ages of 7 and 11. The courses will be a

selection from the Technology, Business and Personal Branding categories

and the schedule would be:

Monday / Wednesday / Friday Tuesday / Thursday

In the Morning

Making your own website Creating a Portfolio

Scratch Coding Programme Creating your own blog

Making your own electronics & circuits Making your own apps & games for iPhone and Android

3D design and printing

Young Citizen Journalism Program

In the Afternoon

Innovation and Business Ideas Design Thinking

Business Career Models Innovation Labs across the world

ACTIVITIES WITH PARENTS (REVERSE DIGITAL MENTORING)

ACTIVITIES WITH PARENTS (REVERSE DIGITAL MENTORING)

“We believe that teaching is more effective when it is fun, or is it the only way to be really effective?”

Thank you very much

For further information, please take a look at our video presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If5G6a4mjA4 or our website at www.ikidsfuture.com