As the Maker movement is increasingly adopted in primary and secondary schools and Makerspaces, students have more opportunities to create unique, personalized projects and objects such as computer programs, robots, and DIY electronics and develop new abilities and skills.
These crafting activities can foster young people’s creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills – key skills needed in the 21st-century workplace.

At the “Future of Makerspaces in Education” organized by the Cyprus Forum, Youth Makerspace Larnaka and Oxygono, an introduction to the Erasmus+ Assessmake21 project and what was achieved in the context of the development and piloting of a digital tool to assess the development of 21st-century skills. The event will continue with a panel discussion with three PhD candidates – Stella Timotheu, Giorgos Pallaris, and Dora Konstantinou – and early career researchers such as Andreas Papallas, working and researching digital creation and learning through space-making environments.

The panelists will share insights from their research and thoughts on what the future of Makerspaces in educational settings might be, especially in the Cypriot context.
The panel will take place on September 17 at the Youth Makerspace Larnaca of the Cyprus Youth Organization and the participants will have the opportunity to get to know the space! It is noted that the discussion will be held in Greek.

For the 2nd consecutive year the Youth Makerspace Larnaka’s MAKERsHOUSE residency program, aims to create a platform of creation and entrepreneurship by supporting research and development through modern technological practices.

What is Arduino? What are its functions and capacities? How can you create, configure and program an Arduino board?

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform that enables users to create innovative devices based on an easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino Shields are easy-to-plug peripherals (sensors, displays, motor controllers, etc.) that allow users to design and build specialised devices for certain uses. Traffic lights are a common example of Arduino programming, combined with various other material such as LED lights of different colours.

Youth Maker Space Larnaka organises two online workshops.

Arduino for beginners

• Introduction to Arduino 25/07/2020, 10:30-12:00
• Arduino Applications 01/08/2020, 10:30-12:00

To attend the workshops, please fill in and send the application form by Thursday 23/7. You will then receive Google Meet participation code by email.

Participation form: https://bit.ly/2CgzUpI

Important information on the workshops:

• You may attend both workshops.
• The workshops are held in Greek.
• The lower age limit for participants is 15 years old.
• The workshops are for beginners; hence no relevant knowledge is required.
• Participation is free of charge.
• There are limited available places.

For more information, please call 24201777.