NAIROBI, KENYA: The GEMS Cambridge International School has launched the Lego Education Innovation Studio, an alternative approach to interactive learning.
Designed to provide a focus point for innovation and creativity as well as 21st century skills such as critical thinking and collaboration, the Innovation Studio is a total solution comprising equipment, training, teaching resources and technical services.
The studios allow teachers to deliver projects and subject specific lessons centred on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Further, the Innovation Studio offers a hands on learning approach that actively involves students in their own learning process to provide an education for students that will last a lifetime.
Speaking as he officiated at the launch, Information, Communication and Technology Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i lauded GEMS School for championing a cause for science and technology in Kenya’s transformative economy. He said “As technology defines the future of the world’s economy, it is imperative that as a nation we nurture and train at an early age innovators and critical thinkers that will leapfrog our ambitions to be a middle income economy,” he added that “as a ministry,we are keen on creating a pool of future qualified human resource that will not only implement but more importantly champion innovative change and as such we support and encourage similar initiatives like the one we have launched.
Dr. Matiang’i’s sentiments were echoed by GEMS Cambridge International School CEO/Principal, Mr. David McLaughlin who reaffirmed GEMS Education commitment to providing quality education in Kenya.
“The investment in the LEGO Innovation Studio is a true commitment to this goal, we anticipate that our students will be more passionate about learning and more importantly, their social skills, creative thinking and problem solving will be tapped into’’. He further noted that the Innovation Studio will be used to teach students from entry level to A level as it has modules tailored for various age groups.
Acquired at a cost of Sh5.7 million, the LEGO Innovation Studio was developed by LEGO Group in 1980 off the understanding that ‘good quality play’ enriches a child’s life, and from it the development of play resources for use in schools. 35 years later, the success of the LEGO education program is unrivaled globally and GEMS Cambridge International School becomes the first institution to introduce it to Kenya.
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