Brickworx Lego Workshop
What happens during this incursion?
The presenter begins with the history of Lego, moves on to some solo, quick-build creative activities to enable to group to think abstractly and support the de-coupling of ideas of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ ways to build using shape, colour and form. The core skill of this activity is abstraction: how can we think about the build prompt in a new way, what is the essence of this object? Is it an aspect of its functionality? What identifies this object as itself and how can we use Lego to signal its identity?
The subsequent modules embrace group building to problem-solve building a tall tower using principles of real-life engineering mixed with the inherent properties of the Lego brick, followed by a final mass project incorporating individuals’ builds into a whole group concept (in larger groups, this idea can be multiplied across the group or enacted as one large group). Indiviual levels and inclinations can easily accomodated here for maximum enjoyment for the whole group.
Adaptable to All Ages and Skill-Levels
We are adept at communicating skills to all kids, irrespective of their age. While this incursion suits primary-school-aged kids and up, it can also be altered to fit pre-schoolers’ ability-level, too.
Each Bricks activity involves a range of techniques, meaning that the full breadth of ability-levels can be addressed within the one workshop.
We guarantee each child will succeed in achieving skills to express themselves creatively, problem-solve and practice their outside the box thinking!
Suitable for Any Group Size
We can accommodate any number of children in this incursion, up to and including your entire school population!
Skills and Educational Outcomes
The children will be engaged through a variety of activities and challenges designed to encourage:
- Science: Engineering - Problem-solving
- Science: Physics and Engineering - understanding and application of unique materials' properties
- Science: Physics and Engineering - intersection of natural forces and structural supports
- The Arts and Science: Design and Engineering - Working to a brief (and finding their ways to address that while still expressing themselves their own way)
- The Arts: Quick, creative thinking
- The Arts: Design and Sculpture: Evolving creative vision progressively through a build as artist practice
The Arts: Design and Sculpture: Executing the students' own pre-concieved build - The Arts: Sculpture - Building of sculptures both large and small
- Health: Group Co-operation and Independent Learning - Constructing alone or working together
- Health: Group Co-operation - Integrating their own creative project within a whole, group final build
About the Program
What happens during this incursion?
The presenter begins with the history of Lego, moves on to some solo, quick-build creative activities to enable to group to think abstractly and support the de-coupling of ideas of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ ways to build using shape, colour and form. The core skill of this activity is abstraction: how can we think about the build prompt in a new way, what is the essence of this object? Is it an aspect of its functionality? What identifies this object as itself and how can we use Lego to signal its identity?
The subsequent modules embrace group building to problem-solve building a tall tower using principles of real-life engineering mixed with the inherent properties of the Lego brick, followed by a final mass project incorporating individuals’ builds into a whole group concept (in larger groups, this idea can be multiplied across the group or enacted as one large group). Indiviual levels and inclinations can easily accomodated here for maximum enjoyment for the whole group.
Adaptable to All Ages and Skill-Levels
We are adept at communicating skills to all kids, irrespective of their age. While this incursion suits primary-school-aged kids and up, it can also be altered to fit pre-schoolers’ ability-level, too.
Each Bricks activity involves a range of techniques, meaning that the full breadth of ability-levels can be addressed within the one workshop.
We guarantee each child will succeed in achieving skills to express themselves creatively, problem-solve and practice their outside the box thinking!
Suitable for Any Group Size
We can accommodate any number of children in this incursion, up to and including your entire school population!
Skills and Educational Outcomes
The children will be engaged through a variety of activities and challenges designed to encourage:
- Science: Engineering - Problem-solving
- Science: Physics and Engineering - understanding and application of unique materials' properties
- Science: Physics and Engineering - intersection of natural forces and structural supports
- The Arts and Science: Design and Engineering - Working to a brief (and finding their ways to address that while still expressing themselves their own way)
- The Arts: Quick, creative thinking
- The Arts: Design and Sculpture: Evolving creative vision progressively through a build as artist practice
The Arts: Design and Sculpture: Executing the students' own pre-concieved build - The Arts: Sculpture - Building of sculptures both large and small
- Health: Group Co-operation and Independent Learning - Constructing alone or working together
- Health: Group Co-operation - Integrating their own creative project within a whole, group final build