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Intel Computer
Clubhouse at CLT
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| What is Intel Computer
Clubhouse at CLT?
This learning model was put together by MIT media lab and Boston Museum of Science in 1993 that aims to address a digital divide. In the year 2000 Intel entered into a partnership to facilitate under-served communities around the world. |
- A creative and safe learning environment for under-served
youth
- A place where young people use professional software
to create computer-based projects inspired by their own ideas
- A community of young people, mentors and staff
using technology as a tool for learning
- A supportive environment where youth develop skills
and build confidence in themselves
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| The Learning Model |
- Support learning through design experiences
- Help youth build on their own interests
- Cultivate an emergent community of learners
- Create an environment of trust and respect
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What makes it different?
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- Open-ended exploration and a “constructivist”
learning approach
(self-directed, project-based)
- High-end hardware and professional software
- Physical design - “invention workshop”
- Involvement of mentors as role models
- Participation in the Intel Computer Clubhouse
Network as a learning community
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The Clubhouse is a platform that brings together ‘Technology and Tradition’ and the ‘Community and the Kids’
Three years into the program, CLT has grown manifold. With Intel supporting us with world-class technology, infrastructure and program support for 2 full years, and their sensitivity in allowing us to design the programs relevant to the environment of the children, we were able to enhance and scale our existing programs for a wider reach.
Features that set Intel Computer Clubhouse at CLT apart from other Clubhouses
- Extending the After-School model to integrating during school hours for project-based learning.
- Drawing mentors from High School seniors for their SUPW program
Different educational institutions tied in as Resource groups
- 35 Intel mentors every Saturday, with 60 sign-ups.
- Connecting the community and the kids through programs at the Clubhouse
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