[Chapter-delegates] Electronic Workshops for Young Children

[Charles Oloo]

Great idea Glen. This could be a formidable activity and that could also
inform the children of the dangers posed by spoilt electronics
(e-waste),safe handling and disposal that we are currently grouping with
locally.

Charles

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:45 AM, Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All
> It's  school break in Ontario and we  organized a  hands  on  workshop for
> three basic  electronic workshops  in our  city for  low income  children
> who normally don't  have access to free  workshops focused on elementary
>  electricity which is a  gateway learning to appreciation of  electronics
> and engineering
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/glennmcknight/sets/72157651034514200/
>
> We had  six  students as  trainers from  Women in Engineering at UOIT
>  together with our foundation, Foundation for Building  Sustainable
> Communities.  All nine of us  provided  one on one  assistance to the young
>  children
>
> All the children took home  more than toys, they learned to problem solve
> and  build . basic  electrical  circuits.
>
> Glenn
>
> mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
> skype  gmcknight
> twitter gmcknight
> .
>
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