This is an ongoing class that will support invention creation every week. Learners are able to start a new project, or continue work on something they have already begun creating. We will begin each class by discussing what it means to build and create, with questions like:
-Has anyone ever built something before? What was it? Do you have a project you're working on?
-Have you ever had something you made break? How did you feel?
-Who builds big things? Who builds small things?
-What do we build things with? 

Then we will showcase materials we have access to, and talk about their properties, such as:
-Physical: size, color, and shape
-Mechanical: elasticity, durability, stiffness, and strength

We will collectively mess about with our materials and create projects based on suggestions from the learners. Then, we will give feedback to each other and offer suggestions to improve. I will be building alongside the students together, and highlighting strategies I notice them using as they build!

The class requires no experience or knowledge, but materials you provide should be as independently accessible as possible.

My teaching is inspired by Reggio-Emilia principles, and relies on authenticity and interaction with the learners. I implement a constructivist approach where I encourage the learners to make discoveries for themselves, rather than me pouring knowledge into them. Any way I can connect to them and their interests always makes the learning more fun! They have ample opportunity to interact verbally as well as non-verbally, both with me and one another.