Stick’ Em

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

It looks cool on the surface to kids and children, while for parents, it is a good way to get my kid started and interested on STEM,

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Definetly hands-on learning. There are plenty, PLENTY, of ways to excite children through hands-on learning and get them interested to learn about hte theory behind things as STEAM seems to be heavily dependent on experimentations and discovery.

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Like-minded peers, incentives

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

Others

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

No one best method

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Aligned interests

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

It depends on individual as each and everyone are different type of learners

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

To want to do better themselves.

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Hands on activities.

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

passion for the subject!

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

Others

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

providing many outlets for children to find their potential passion

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Art competition/Design competition

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

Others

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Through school programmes, best would be provided by the school where they can host an event and students can participate, maybe an exhibition booth for example may attract their attention to find out more about STEAM

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

If my child is science oriented then I believe it would motivate them.

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Hands-on activities. I personally grew fond of tech stuff due to the the very intriguing hands-on activities

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Generally they love to tinker and make things move

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Hands on learning

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

prizes

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it,I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

mentorship and practical exposure

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Gain more exposure and experience

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it,I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Engage with schools

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Knowing that I will learn something (gain a takeaway) from participating

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Experimenting and real world implementation

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

It\'s a unique experience and chance to enrich our kids!

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it,I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

At a young age, as far away from conventional science!

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Can be a foundation for furthering their interest in the future. It can be an eye opener for them to fuel their interest in the subject.

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it,I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

I think a mentor/ senior learner can guide younger learner. E.g Advance learner guide new learner. Video lessons is very helpful too. Practice kit which can be used at home for learner and also more frequency of classes.

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

I don\'t have a child, but I think the world is moving to IoT that is without a doubt, allowing children to understand STEAM related programmes not only enabling children to understand the logic behind all the IoT (eg: robotics) magics, also allow adults - who participating along with their child to learn it too! and through the process, it allow parents to bond with children even more! Win - Win - Win situation!

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it,I do not know enough about it,Others

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Parents and children learning together!

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

The attractive salary range and the power of being able to create something out of STEAM education.

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Intro courses for all ages, not just for the young kids. Give a chance for everyone to know a little about STEM so that people will know if they want to dive into it more.

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

to know about the benefits through joining them (learning about more stuff etc.)

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it,I do not know enough about it,Others

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

having a whole course to teach about the basic of it! and through competitions to discover more about STEAM

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Reward

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Online

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

learning

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

I do not know enough about it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

experimenting with ideas

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Train our mind and be innovative

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Hands on! Best way to make people understand and pick up fast.

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

Future Internship opportunities, Prize rewards (drone, tech gadgets etc.)

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

It is too expensive,My (child’s) school does not provide it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Early Hands on exposure as well as cultivating interest since young

In response to "What motivates you/your child to participate in STEAM-related competitions and programmes (e.g. Robotics Competitions)?"

The thrill of what they get to experience and learn

In response to "What challenges do you face when trying to engage you/your child in STEAM Education?"

My (child’s) school does not provide it

In response to "What method do you think is best for learning STEAM?"

Hands-on learning

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I would say that you can go beyond your project and start to design STEAM resources and kits for children with special needs. It is indeed a more niche market, but has a great potential for growth. Another possible collaboration to further increase your reach would be tuition centres. Great way to reach your target audience.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Team may wish to clarify the specific barriers to access of Singapore\'s primary school students to STEAM education which is currently unclear. The education kits are interesting, though of limited utility if similar tasks and activities are already being done in the classroom.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

This solution seems to already work well and benefit a lot of children, however how can you expand this concept? Perhaps not only inspiring youth through hands- on experience but also inspiring them through stories, quick lessons (think Tasty videos where they\'re short but show you how to make the end product) and roadshows where they can try these kits out for a short period of time? Perhaps also integrating a digital/online component might help add interest to older primary school students, for example Nintendo Labo which encourages creativity and Game Builder Garage which teaches coding in a fun manner. Great project! Interesting and interactive, good impact on kids :)

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I thought the idea of engaging youths with education kits is interesting. Looking at the tools provided it could help them venture into prototyping which is a starter for them. And maybe if they want a follow-up of the kit, a secondary kit is possible for those who wants to advance deep into their learning.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I believe that your solution would definitely instill interest on STEAM At an early age for children. But are you guys planning to run this programme for a long time? Because I think that would really do a lot of good and create a greater impact. So you guys can definitely think about charging a small fee for the kits. You guys could also conduct interesting talks with fascinating demos that children and even teenagers can attend in order to pique their interests in STEAM. Brilliant demos are literally at infinite for the STEM industries.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I think what can be done to improve for you guys would be to try to develop an ecosystem that actually fits the needs of the schools that you are targeting. By talking to the teachers and asking them about how they approach their students when it comes to STEAM education. Also validating your learning hypothesis with a small group of students would be a really good sign that it works. With that schools will be able to properly appreciate the value that Stick \'Em provides and take up on the offerings that you guys have. Schools are well connected and if one takes it up and loves it, the others would be inclined to do the same. All the best guys, this is good work and I really hope to see this succeed!

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Work with schools and raise more awareness of it

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I think this is a great initiative to help introduce STEAM to developing countries! In addition to building their personal projects with these kits, the students should have a chance and avenue to share their innovative creations to inspire others in community. As others get inspired, many will realise that such possibilities of STEAM education are not out of reach. To build up design thinking and problem solving skills, the kits can be crafted such that it would be focused on solving issues of developing countries such as energy, water and food. This would allow their innovations to be relevant and potentially useful for their community. Good job! :)

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

This is a promising project. You will need to keep an eye on how you will monetize this. Also, do consider doing it for even younger children as the opportunity may lie there instead.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I think all schools can have such programmes in the curriculum and students can be encouraged to practice it more often through competition, more modules for learning and it can be link to how it helps students in their future studies.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I am a IoT hobbyist that owns some Raspberry Pi, I think while Children are playing + learning on the STEAM hardware building, parents also able to learn (ALOT) when going through the STEAM software, figuring out logics to make robots to move in a certain way. Hence the STEAM hardware kit and software needs to be intuitive enough to keep both parents and children to engage with it, while maintaining a VERY user friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface). Using ARM boards like Raspberry Pi Zero could be a good start as it is very budget friendly. Only down side will be challenging initial setup, which again I think it will be a good learning experience for an adult parents to understand more about things like Operating Systems and etc.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Create different difficulties of Stick\'Em. Different varieties.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

One question is whether the workshops done are funded by grants or being paid for by client! If there is demand proven, then this could potentially be a business/social enterprise. One idea for the social enterprise model is to have tiered pricing - charging schools and other paying clients while doing free workshops for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. It might also be helpful for the team to do a competitor analysis as there are several large training companies providing STEAM education programs to primary schools. Figuring out what is the niche of your project and focusing on building that unique selling proposition will place your project in a better position for longer term growth!! all the best!! :)

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Great innovation. Will be better if this is brought to all the schools for all the students to be involved

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I think one really good way to improve would be to partner with local start ups as well as big companies to organize different hackathons and competitions for students to come up with innovative prototypes and to cultivate their interest. There can be attractive prizes as well such as future internship opportunities as well as different technology gadgets such as Ipad or like drones to help entice more students participation.