Hands on Technologies Information

Technology has emerged as one of the greatest factors affecting change in our lives. Hands On Technologies provides children with the necessary skills to approach our technological society with confidence. Hands On involves presenting children with a need, challenge or problem and supplying them with a variety of materials that they can use, put together or construct something with to solve the problem at hand. We encourage real research, individual learning styles and true co-operation often using the actual school themes as our vehicle. We present children with a range of experiences and situations that help them to develop their design and technology capabilities. As well as encouraging thought processes, interaction with these materials allows many manipulative skills to be developed. Working alongside other children helps to develop social interaction and a child’s interpersonal skills. Collaboration between children can be encouraged thus helping them to learn how to co-operate in carrying out different tasks. Working in this way also helps their communication skills and confidence. Hands On is based on the belief that learning should take place through construction rather than instruction, and we are confident that the LEGO materials used, not only stimulate and encourage the learners, but also greatly accelerate the conceptualization process. Hands On empowers children to be "creative, inventive and who discover."