Wholistic Creativity & STEM
A gentle, hands-on class for kids about 2 to 12. Mindfulness and movement, free drawing and expressive writing, and a playful first step into STEM.
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The classes
The classes build on each other and compound. We start with Module 0 — more are on the way.
Meet the Computer — Wholistic Creativity & STEM
Breathing and movement, free drawing and expressive writing, and a first STEM lesson: what a computer actually is, explained for every age.
Algorithms — Step-by-Step Instructions
We become “human robots” and learn how exact, ordered steps make things happen.
What Is AI? — Learning from Examples
How computers learn from lots of examples, the same way we learned what a cat is.
Meet the Computer
A wholistic creativity and STEM class for kids from about 2 to 12 years old. Every child gets personalized exercises and space for creativity, play and learning. Notebooks, pens and pencils are provided — kids keep their notebook and bring it to future classes, which build on each other and compound.
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Arrival exercise
Breathing, mindfulness, and gentle movements to settle in.
min
Movement & mind-body connection
Gentle stretches, simple yoga poses, and light exercises to wake up the body, build self-regulation and concentration, and release excess energy and tension.
min
Drawing, expressive writing, lettering & creativity
Draw freely — landscapes, cars, buildings, people, stories, characters — then a gentle intro to expressive journaling: writing about your day, thoughts, feelings, ideas and learnings. For the littlest ones, holding the pen or writing one letter is a perfect start.
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STEM lesson
A topic in computer science, math, technology or engineering is explained; kids pair up and explain it in their own words, then draw or write what they understand.
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Closing
We reflect on what we did and share: what it was like, what we liked, what we learned, and what we are curious to learn next.
The STEM lesson
How a computer works — explained by age
The same idea, told at the right depth for each child. Explain the youngest version to everyone, then add a layer for the older kids.
A computer answers you
You touch it, and it does something back. Tap the picture and the music plays. It is a friendly machine that listens to you: you do something, it does something.
In → Think → Out
A computer is a bit like you. Your eyes and ears take things IN, your brain THINKS, and your hands or mouth do something OUT. A computer has the same three parts: a way in (keyboard, microphone), a chip that thinks, and a way out (screen, speaker).
Hardware, software & 1s and 0s
A computer has hardware (the parts you can touch) and software (the instructions that tell it what to do). The CPU is the brain that runs the steps, RAM is short-term memory and storage is long-term memory. Underneath, everything is tiny switches that are on (1) or off (0) — flipped billions of times a second.
The one-glance ladder
Knowledge check
Five quick questions, then five to answer in your own words. Anyone can submit and see their results — sign in if you want your answers saved to come back to.
1.What are the three things a computer does?
2.Inside a computer, everything is made of…
3.A list of step-by-step instructions is called…
4.Which part is like the computer's brain?
5.What does a microphone let a computer do?
Explain in your own words
Answer these in your own words. Explaining a concept is the best test that you understand it. You can check your results now; sign in when you save to keep them in your account.