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🚀 Make It Matter | STEAM Innovation Competition l Mentorship Pilot Program

What if the skills you've developed could help a young person turn an idea into something real? 🌱

San3a Academy is bringing together members of the alumni community of Maker Diploma and EduMakers to learn how to mentor school students aged 12–16 in competitions as they tackle real-world challenges through STEAM, creative problem-solving, and hands-on making.

🛠️ What's the journey about?

As a mentor, you'll support student teams as they explore real-world problems, research possible solutions, develop their ideas, and build physical prototypes using BBC micro, all leading up to a one-day hackathon where they present their work.

🌍 What can students tackle?

Environmental challenges 🌱Arts & culture 🎨Health & care for people and pets 🐾Education 📚Accessibility & inclusion ♿

📅 What's the timeline?

November: Online mentor training 🌐
December–February: Student learning journey, research, prototyping, and mentorship 🙌
February: Final hackathon and project presentations 🏆

✨ Why join?

Turn your experience into something bigger! Strengthen your mentorship skills, put your knowledge into action, and guide young innovators as they turn their ideas into real-world solutions. You’ll be helping shape a new hands-on learning experience at San3a Academy while growing as an educator yourself. 🚀🌱

💰 Participation in this pilot is offered at  EXCLUSIVELY FREE to Maker Diploma and EduMakers community members, including the mentor training and participation.

 🎓 Participants who successfully complete the pilot program will also receive a certificate of participation in recognition of their contribution and commitment. 

💬 Ready to make your experience matter?

Fill out this form to express your interest. We'll share more details about the mentorship role, expected commitment, and next steps with interested community members.

Let's help young ideas become real-world solutions! 🚀

👋 A Little About You

Let's start with the basics so we can get to know you and your journey with the San3a community.

Which community are you a part of?

Round/Year of Graduation from Maker Diploma/EduMakers?

🛠️ Your Experience

Feel free to answer in the language you're most comfortable with and express yourself in your own words. Just be genuine, your responses will help us ensure the workshop is the right fit for you.

Tell us more about your previous experience with STEM projects or competition

Why are you interested in joining this workshop, and what would you like to explore or learn?

In your opinion, What should students gain in this competition beyond winning?

Do you have prior experience is using Micro:bit before?

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Commitment & Participation 📩

Can you commit to the December–January learning journey and February hackathon?

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Would you be interested in attending future demos, workshops and pilot sessions of educational content developed by San3a Academy?

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Visual Documentation Consent 📸

Photos and videos may be captured during the session for documentation, communication, and promotion of future educational or content development activities.