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The goal of CREATE.PLAY.LEARN program is to progressively build Design Thinking and problem-solving skills  as we start introducing these concepts to children at a young age as early as kindergarten and continue to work with the schools to reinforce them with new learning experiences/design challenges each year. We have a set of 12 design challenges that offer students in grades K-5 opportunities to design solutions through utilizing a variety of engineering and scientific concepts.

Design Challenges

Lego robotics skyscrapers design, Lego bridge design, Makey Makey music maker, hydraulics animatronics design, introduction to Littlebits circuits, Littlebits self-driving car design, color illusion and camouflage design, astronaut spaceship design, waterslide design, 2D shapes marshmallow design, and Bee-bot programming.

The goal of EMPATHIZE.EXPLORE.ENGINEER program is to give middle school students an opportunity to connect with  real-world experiences, commit to the Design Thinking process, and be a part of the solution not only in their classrooms but also by engaging in community volunteering. We have a set of 4 lessons that offer students in grades 6-8 opportunities to dive deep into the design thinking process and problem-solve.

Design Projects

Trebuchet Design, Lego Robotics Biomimicry Design, Migratory Bird Conservation Design (+Habitat Restoration Field Trip), Design of Salmon Migration in a Warm Planet (+Community Cleanup Volunteering).

Why partner with Marshmallow Minds?

Marshmallow Minds offers all curriculum and administrative support by hiring, training, and mentoring Design Thinking specialist teachers, adapting programs to support grade level curriculum, providing all materials and supplies, scheduling classes and instructor evaluations, and presenting design exhibitions.

SCHOOLS EMPOWERED BY MARSHMALLOW MINDS

Marshmallow Minds is proud to have partnered with the following schools over the years:

[Title-1 Schools: Enabled through gov$$, grant$$, and scholarship$$]

Franklin-Mckinley School District

(Active) Windmill Springs Elementary School (TK-8)

(Active) Santee Elementary School (K-6)

(Active) Ramblewood Elementary School (K-6)

(Active) Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School (TK-6)

(Active) Shirakawa Elementary (K-8)

(Active) Franklin Elementary (K-6)

(Active) McKinley Elementary (K-6)

(Active) Kennedy Elementary (TK-6)

(Active) Hellyer Elementary (K-6)

(Active) Lairon Elementary (4-8)

(Active) Los Arboles Elementary (TK-3)

(Active) Meadows Elementary (TK-6)

(Active) Stonegate Elementary (TK-8)

(Active) Bridges Academy (7-8)

Alum Rock Union School District

Horace Cureton Elementary School (K-5)

Fremont Union School District

J. Haley Durham Elementary school (K-6)

Grimmer Elementary School (K-6)

[Public Schools: Enabled through PTA$$]

Cupertino Union School District

Murdock-Portal Elementary (K-3)

Eisenhower Elementary (K-5)

Lincoln Elementary (K-5)

[Private Schools]

Hillbrook School (K-8)