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Engineers & Arquitecs
In many occasions, the children get involved in the role
they have as students in a profound way. It is important to
invite them to explore different contexts and that they
experiment with different roles, alien to the one they are used to
on a daily basis.
This month, the topic “Engineers and
Architects” invites them to live, experience and do several
connections with both professions.
As you know, an Engineer is that person that through
art, amongst other disciplines, builds and directs. Engineers do
not limit themselves to construct buildings and homes, quite the
opposite – the work of the engineer requires a lot of
imagination, creativity and innovation; all these mind habits that we want to develop amongst our
students.
On the other hand, an Architect is the one in charge of designing and planning the task that the
Engineer will carry out. In many occasions collaborative work is required between the two of them.
Every project goes hand in hand with an action plan; the same thing happens in the day to day in our
classrooms - behind eac