Click, Code, Create: Getting Ready to Build Something Awesome

At SMAIR Club this week, we kept things straightforward but effective. Our attention? Ensuring that each student had the resources necessary to approach upcoming projects with curiosity, competence, and readiness.

We invested time in assisting our junior and senior high school pupils with the installation of the software that will enable them to realize their ideas. Although it wasn't glamorous, it was significant.

Because being able to configure your own tools? That alone is a skill

In the meantime, PictoBlox, a vibrant, kid-friendly coding platform that teaches fundamental programming concepts in an engaging and simple manner, was presented to our younger students.

Students at our Forthright campus collaborated in small groups, exploring the fundamentals of the platform and assisting one another with the installation process. Peer support was evident as children leaned over to lend a helping hand, described steps in their own words, and shared in each "it works!" moment.

Many of them had never set up anything technical on their computers before. And they were spot on.

Getting Started with Embedded Systems

The Arduino IDE, a programming tool that our older students use to control microcontrollers, the brains behind many of their projects, was presented to them.

We let them take the initiative rather than simply guiding them through the process. After installing the software on their individual computers, each student followed the directions, asked questions, and supported one another. It was admirable to watch them take charge of their education as well as the process.

Yes, there were times when things didn’t go as planned with the installation. However, there were also quiet satisfactions, giggles when someone figured out a solution, and smiles when things clicked.

That is the type of learning that endures.

What Actually Occurred

Yes, software setup was the focus of the week. However, in reality, it was about more than that.

The key was to learn how to try.

How to obey directions.

How to exercise patience.

And how to help one another when things don't work out the first time.

Each student left this week not only with a new computer program but also with a little more self-assurance and a better grasp of how the tools they'll be using actually operate.

We are so proud of the way they arrived.

Our pupils are more than prepared for what lies ahead as we lay the groundwork for exciting things to come.

We appreciate you joining us on this journey.

Come Build With Us

SMAIR Club is the perfect place for your child if they are naturally curious about how things work, enjoy experiential learning, or simply get excited when they solve a problem.

Every week, we hold Saturday sessions at our Innovation Hub located in Magodo Phase II., Lagos.

Our friendly, interesting classes are made to encourage creativity while imparting practical tech skills.

Location: Magodo Phase II, Lagos, 1B Ibitayo Street, off Adekunle Banjo Avenue 

Phone: 09161771271 

Email: info@smairfoundation.com

Website:  smairfoundation.com

Are you prepared to come along?

Together, let's create something fantastic.