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Year 7 to 9 - Makers Empire

Year 7 to 9 – Makers Empire

Makers Empire are a South Australian company that has helped over 29,000 educators teach design thinking and STEM through 3D design and printing. To date 2,400,000 students in 51 countries have benefited from the program.

The Learning by Design program introduces students to the building and construction industry through a design thinking problem-solving methodology. It uses 3D design to create solutions for a construction problem or challenge in a local context.

Through the program schools will be able to establish industry partnerships which not only ensures authenticity of the program, but also allows industry experts to share their knowledge and expertise with students while working on real-world projects.

CITB's support:

In 2023, CITB are funding Learning by Design for 20 schools across South Australia.

Applications for funding are closed. If you are interested in applying in the future please read through our School Application Pack.

Makers Empire School Application Pack 2023 PDF (390 KB)

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