All Modules 51-From Raw Materials to Us - Module 3 | Page 5

5 we aim to help students to become innovators. To succeed in the 21st century technological world children should learn to analyze and solve problems, collaborate, persevere, take calculated risks, imagine, discover, and create. In order to promote these skills, we provide hands-on activities, and of course our students are creators, not listeners. Through our curriculum children acquire these skills and knowledge while solving a problem, creating something new or generating a new understanding. Our discovery-based learning environment leads young children to find and pursue a passion, which evolves into a deeper sense of purpose and meaning. I. Understanding self, physical body and personal meaning - How is it connected with me? - What would happen if we all have the confidence to try something new? - Being innovative yourself - How different inventions and innovations affect my daily life? - What are my favorite innovations and inventions? Why? II. Why is this important to me? How I manipulate different materials? Understanding Creativity and Innovation - What our list of inventions reveals about imagination and creativity? - Explore significant innovators over time - Investigating and examine innovations and inventions