Meanwhile, in Portugal: students in Famalicão finished their co-creation magic on some of the invented dream machines of this year’s cycle. Delivering Dream Machines is not the actual goal in MyMachine. Students participating in MyMachine learn how to bring their ideas to life by collaborating, respecting each other’s talents, and being persistent and resilient. They...
Last week we were honoured to launch our book in Portugal at FOLIO International Literature Festival. We are happy to report that there has been quite some media coverage on our launch. Here’s how Parque Technologico Obidos and PNMF made us proud by saying: “É a leitura mais recomendada do ano para sonhadores, educadores, pais...
Today we had the pleasure of launching our book What Is Your Dream Machine? How Children Change Education Worldwide in Portugal. We were honoured with the invitation of FOLIO, the International Literature Festival who hosted the event. FOLIO invited Miguel Silvestre – CEO Technology Park Obidos (Portugal) to moderate the talk. Joining the panel was...
Ever wanted to join MyMachine as a child yourself? Here’s your chance to feel what it’s like to participate in MyMachine. Obidos TV followed – during a whole school year – the elementary school children participating in MyMachine: you see how they were involved in the ideation in their own classroom, how they interacted with...
A great day for MyMachine Portugal yesterday! In the city of Campo Maior, MyMachine Portugal has signed a protocol for collaboration with the Associação Coração Delta, the Corporate Social Development program by Delta (Nabeiro Group). Delta Cafés was founded by Rui Nabeiro in 1961 in the town of Campo Maior, Alentejo, in a small 50 square...
The second part of the MyMachine Portugal exhibition was launched today Monday 12 November. More than 120 elementary school students from the Famalicao region were involved in the previous school year, which resulted in the making of six dream machines.This event was also attended by mayor Paulo Cunha, aldermen of Education, Knowledge and Culture Leonel...
