Design School for Children and Parents Teaching Interactive Design Thinking Learning.
Think, Create, Achieve. Nurturing the next generation of radical thinkers and doers one project at a time.
Design Thinking Basics (8-week course)
Learn through Tablet, Mobile or Computer.
Our courses introduce children to Design Thinking, with one lesson each week for 8 weeks. The course weaves core introductory elements of Design Thinking into each lesson with a strong emphasis on prototyping... making and doing.
Our Lessons
Start learning today on your Tablet, Mobile or Computer
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Playful Lessons
BundleA selection of some of our most entertaining and educational projects in design techniques to really get little minds thinking!
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Monster Automata
CourseWe've developed a MONSTER of a project for you to enjoy. Alexa will show you how to make a moving MECHANICAL MONSTER or automata during this lesson. Which body part will your monster move?
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Bouncing Bunny
CourseThe bunnies are bouncing with excitement over this decorative project. Learn about collage, symmetry, relief work and how to build a portfolio of personally designed papers to work with in future. Let's jump to it with Alexa.
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Rainbow Infinity Loop
CourseEmbrace and understand how colours interact with this kinetic homemade aid. The Rainbow Infinity Loop can assist children in understanding how colours interact, how they're made and which colours blend or bounce when placed together.
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Bug Greeting Card
CourseWe've designed a decorate-your-own Bug Greeting Card for you to run wild with. Let's really play with colour, texture and character through collage, colouring and cutting before this creepy crawly scuttles away!
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Bristly Woven Beard
CourseOoooo-Aaarrrrhhh.... Let's play dress up with Alexa's imaginative design for a bristly woven beard. Will you be a pirate, a wizard, a leprechaun perhaps? Children can learn handy design skills when they build their own character in this lesson.
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Shimmering Shamrock Crown
CourseWhere leprechauns drop their gold coins, shamrocks grow straight out of the grasses! Let's get ready to celebrate St.Patrick's Day on the 17th of March with a Shimmering Shamrock Crown worthy of the luckiest leprechauns.
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Superhero Finger Puppet
CourseWho’s that flying in to the rescue? A caped crusader in a custom costume! Watch out baddies, there’s a new hero in town! Design a SUPERHERO FINGER PUPPET of your very own with Alexa using materials you have at home.
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A Design Thinking Adventure for Young Innovators
CourseInside this course, we frame Design Thinking as an adventure for young minds. It takes them on the journey to find answers. This course references all of the other courses within the programme, and should not be purchased as a stand-alone course.
€9,99
Testimonials
Feedback from parents
“From Day 1 they came home with smiling faces - their imaginations were well & truly put to use and their attention was captured in the very best ways.They produced some incredible work in such a short space of time & just had a great week.They are all talk about when they can do the camp again. Thanks to all the staff for giving the kids such a fun week. Couldn’t recommend it more!”
Parent of child
“My nearly 7-year old little boy went to the inaugural Makers and Doers camp this week with three incredible industry design professionals and he loved! He built his own theatre, paper puppets and his design brain was lit up! I am amazed at all of the incredible creations from the week. I would book him in for another camp tomorrow, and for regular classes. I have already expressed to Gerry my keen interest in an adult class!In a very left-brain centred world, we need to hone the creative brain as much as we can. This camp provided all of that, and more.Thank you to Gerry, Mairead and Alexa for a highly stimulating and brilliant week.”
Parent of child
“My daughter (7) loved the Makers and Doers camp this summer. Gerry and the team created a welcoming, fun, open and creative atmosphere for the children and the standard of work they produced was incredible. A huge effort went into the materials, the preparation and running of activities and such care was taken to ensure each child was guided and supported throughout. My daughter was so proud to show off the work she did every day, which is a clear sign of success. She got so much out of it and had lots of fun along the way; I'll definitely be signing her up for the next one.”
Parent of child
“"My two children (8 and 6) really enjoyed the camp. They came home happy and enthusiastic every afternoon and were looking to working on their projects the next day."”
Parent of child
“My son really enjoyed Makers & Doers Camp. It was a great combination of creative imagination and physically producing work. He was so excited and proud of his creations everyday coming home to tell us all about it.”
Parent of child
“"My son loved the makers and doers summer camp. It’s great to have an activity that encourages creativity and shows kids that building is fun"”
Parent of child
“Really wonderful week of fun, normally very hard to get my kid into a camp but he was really looking forward to each day. Great location and wonderful creative and kind teachers. Can't recommend enough!”
Parent of child
What to expect
All of courses are online and exclusive to members of Makers & Doers. Each week receive a premium course that aims to work with your childs fine-motor skills, whilst also opening up opportunities to problem solve in real time.
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Our courses are designed to introduce children to Design Thinking through problem solving
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Our courses give children room to explore their relationship with 'failure', embracing the experience and learning that come from making mistakes.
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Our courses are designed to assist children foster resilience
About Makers & Doers School
Our goal is to provide children all over the world with easy access to our knowledge.
We provide weekly video based content that you, the parent, get to choose when to start with your child. All of our content is on-demand, meaning you can stop, start and pause the videos and or slides as needed.