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Schools.
We run our App Design Challenge across your whole school, we run targeted sessions to inspire pupils to explore digital technology and we run our Make It Happen High app design course for older pupils.
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Teachers.
Teachers have so many demands on their time, we share all our resources differentiated by stage and fully linked to the Curriculum for Excellence in our Digital Technologies Primary Progression Planner.
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Volunteers.
Our volunteers are fully PVG’d to bring some digital inspiration to your pupils. We ensure our volunteers are fully prepared with a playbook and skills to light the pupils imagination.
App Design - Quick Guide
1. Pitch!
Our volunteers will use our resources for a 10 min pitch to the pupils in their class rooms to excite, engage, inspire and lead thoughts.
2. Collect!
Give the pupils time to create their ideas - some will do it on the day in class room while others prefer time at home to complete.
We recommend 2 weeks before they are collected.
Its the idea that matters - not the quality of writing/drawing/expression.
3. Judge!
Now the hardest part of all ... picking a winner and runners up
Our volunteers and committee go through each entry - picking the top few from each class/group and then picking winners and runners up from all of those.
4. Announce!
Now the fun part ... our volunteers will announce the winner and runners up at an assembly
We recommend an assembly but can do it in the best way for your school.
We will bring prizes!
We like to build a first version of the winner before the assembly so they all can download it straight away and the winner can help refine it to their expectations.
Volunteer Playbook
Getting Started
Email us for more information - info@makeithappen.club
Once a volunteer we will provide continual virtual support. We will provide all resources required, including all presentations and prizes. We also have regular check-ins with our volunteers throughout the year.
Our volunteers can take on a variety of roles:
Facilitating our App Design Competition in local Schools
Programming our winning app ideas
Supporting digital learning in schools through one off workshops e.g. coding, stop motion, green screen…
Facilitating Make It Happen High for a local School
Facilitating the App Design Challenge
We provide all the resources and support to make this as easy as A, B, C. You can contact us at any point using our email - info@makeithappen.club
Contact a local school about this amazing opportunity (email template can be provided)
Organise date to visit school and launch the competition. Establish number of classes, pupils and age range. (update Airtable with details)
Present the App Design competition to each class using the powerpoint provided (Approximately 20 minutes per class)
Leave entry forms with staff to complete with their class at a convenient time (Approximately 2 weeks)
Collect the final entries from the school
Organise time to come together and pick an overall winner (Update Airtable with picture of winner - always omit children's names in this shared space)
Return to the school to announce the winner, show a demo of the winning app, announce the runners up and gift some prizes/certificates (Contact Info@makeithappen.club to request prizes and certificates)
Work with the winner to finalise their app.
Always return all completed entry forms to schools or shred securely
The Make It Happen team will publish the winning app on the Make It Happen website for all to use.
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