Article Author: Two Stanford University students teach a Makerspace curriculum at Aga Khan Lycée in Khorog
Media Source: Asia Plus (Tajikistan)
Date: 29 January 2019
Last summer, two Stanford University engineering undergraduate students, Faith Harron and Allison Armstrong, taught a Makerspace curriculum at the Aga Khan Lycée in Khorog. A Makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school or other facility to provide creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build,
Last summer, two Stanford University engineering undergraduate students, Faith Harron and Allison Armstrong, taught a Makerspace curriculum at the Aga Khan Lycée in Khorog. A Makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school or other facility to provide creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build, and invent, as they engage in science, engineering, art, and other creative projects. The nine-week programme provided an opportunity to engage 41 Grade 5 students in creative, higher-order problem-solving through hands-on design, construction, and iteration. During the final week, students worked on self-directed projects that would positively impact their communities using the ideas they learned, and then presented their efforts at an exhibition for families and the community in Khorog.