ChangeX First Lego League: Wexford Town Library Action plan
Timeline
• When do you think you’ll be able to start? November 2022
• How often will your team meet? Monthly
• Are there any key dates to share for the project? Not yet confirmed
Budget
How you plan to spend the seed funding and what costs you anticipate to get your project up and running?
We plan to spend the seed funding on the Lego sets and tables and printing costs for workshop plans for facilitators and children.
COVID-19 Safety Plan
Our most recent COVID -19 Safety Plan (attached) dates from May 19th 2022 and is currently being updated.
Expected Impact
To engage and foster an ongoing interest in children and young people in STEM through the construction of the Lego models and to build on the skills that are developed.
How will the community benefit
The workshops will offer a local group of children and young people access to team working skills, communication skills, social integration, and design, construction, and coding skills. It is envisioned that following the initial schedule of workshops that we will continue to schedule further workshops and work with local community groups to extend the opportunities to more groups in the local community.
Do you have any measurable goals such as number of people who will participate?
We estimate that there will be 10 particpants initially
Are you hoping to spread knowledge or increase interest in a specific subject?
The project will promote knowledge and interest in STEM, specifically in the areas of engineering and coding. It is hoped that the launch of the project can coincide with Science Week 2022 this November
Location
The location will be Wexford Town Library and all permissions and permits are in place.
We've had our meetings, drafted our action plan and are looking forward to contacting the first group and scheduling a pilot to trial the workshops and following this to launch the project for Science Week.
Action plan draft
Action plan - after school parent and child sessions.
