Young Creators

Our objectives were to help teachers get started with 3D modeling and 3D printing with an easy guide for beginners. We also wanted to implement 3D printing in various forms in school and make enou...

Our objectives were to help teachers get started with 3D modeling and 3D printing with an easy guide for beginners. We also wanted to implement 3D printing in various forms in school and make enough learning materials available to encourage teachers and students to develop their skills. This should open a path to self-guided learning, allowing students to gain an interest in the makerspace movement. All partners also had the objective to grow their own experiences in bringing innovation to education and sharing highly relevant digital skills that they are passionate about.

Meeting in Croatia: Here we formed the project team and connected the staff members so that they would work together well. We also outlined the work and launched the work on the teacher guide and the digital learning materials. Work Phase: Each partner worked on the guide for teachers and on the materials. This meant creating materials, trying it out with students and then doing redesign based on teh feedback. Meeting in Sweden: We implemented the results in the partner schools and ran a training with teachers. We also planed the implementation phase. Implementation phase: We implemented 3D design and 3D printing activities in the partner schools and reached out to other schools as well. We disseminated the guide and the training materials.

Results include a guide for teachers and digital materials (sculpted miniatures as examples, half-done models to train specific skills) for students to work on as well as instructional videos. These results were shared widely with a network of schools. Active teachers at Trnsko school and at Rålambshovsskolan received training and implemented 3D sculpting courses. Students acquired new digital art skills and learned how to construct something in 3D and print it. The results are currently used by more than 10 other schools outside the partner network.