By john lee on behalf of team | Project team
Dear friends,
I am excited to tell a story that came about from a teacher who attended MakerSpace - Creativity in Library conference.
Months after attending the conference, a teacher from SiDan School in Yuannan came across DFRobot, a manufacturer of Maker components. DFRobot happened to have a program to offer Maker experience to schools in rural areas of China. As soon as we learned of this opportunity, we discussed with DFRobot and worked with all schools that attended the conference. Six schools expressed interest in participating in the DFRobot program. Teachers in these six schools will take advantage of the offering to gain Maker experence with materials provisioned by DFRobot.
For our friends who are interested to see what the schools get to experiment with, the attached are the materials that the schools will get and play with. Like all learning, the students and teachers would run into problems. When that happens, they will have access to DFRobot's forum and gain knowledge. The forum would certainly expose them to what others across China are doing in working with their challenges. If the forum is like what most manufacturers do, there will be knowledgebase and support.
We have a few sets of the DFRobot material too. That will allow us to gain first hand experience as well about the program.
We are excited about this education opportunity for the schools in rural areas of China. We will share with you on the progress about the support that you have been giving.
Best,
john
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