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Build Your Own Board Game Intermediate (Live Class)
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You've taken the beginner class, have some great ideas brewing, and you want to keep creating! We will advance our understanding of the terminology of board games while sharing our ideas and perspectives with each other in active discussion. The goal of this class is to create a more involved board game. We can step away from the templates and work now on our own design. This course will be MUCH more learner driven as each class will be different depending on what games learners are...
Students will use writing, logical reasoning, drawing or computer drawing skills and basic math to work out how to create a simple board game that is uniquely their own. *This class applies to the curricular requirements for Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 6 B.C. Grade 1-6 and directly relates to B.C. Curricular Competencies for ELA Grades 1-6 under Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing).
🎲Instructor: Ms. Yvonne, BMus. McGill University. Hi! I'm a Metis artist, musician and micro-farmer. My experiences range from 10 years with IBM as a field tech to professional musician. I am a songwriter and a homeschooling mum of two kids and my current obsession is board game design. I believe that child-led project based learning is the key to engagement. As an ND learner myself and a parent of an ND child, I believe connection and relationship are the first step in education. PBL or Project Based Learning allows us to incorporate all sorts of learning in one fun bundle of exploration.
Paper, pens, dice, paperclay or salt dough to make placemarkers, colouring tools, computer for design in software such as gimp or inkscape/photoshop or illustrator if you already have those skills. This class is intended for handmade board games but if you know how to use the software, go right ahead.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Learners who join this community will experience spaces where they can be themselves, learn cool stuff, do interesting work, and meet fun people. We are an organization of homeschooling parents, unschoolers and teachers who work as a team to...
Group Class
$20
weekly or $80 for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
50 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-6 learners per class