[Bf-education] Blender for kids

[eberhard noack]

Hi monique,
I teach  Blender workshops for kids( aged12 between15)as well. 
first the kids learn something about differences of  3d projection( i.e. Orthographic and perspective ).
the next step is modeling some simple object like a house or a (simple car).The most problems what the kids have  during the learning process is the part of UV Mapping/ Texturing in Blender, because a little bit too abstract for them.
But they like all the ways of animation.
Monique, think it is a good Idea to create an internet platform especial for kids and would cooperate with you

Kind regards 
Ebi noack from cologne(germany)
Am 11.08.2015 um 20:32 schrieb Monique <m.dewanchand at atmind.nl>:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> Past months I've been asked to give Blender workshops to kids between 8 
> and 16 years old. I searched for Blender teaching material but couldn't 
> find much. I decided to use some simple models from Blendswap and hide 
> the majority of buttons in the UI. Surprisingly this worked better than 
> expected.
> The kids were very enthusiastic and could perform the tasks pretty well. 
> At the end I was asked how kids could continu learning Blender.
> 
> This motivated me to start an open website/platform in NL to teach kids 
> more on technology, especially Blender & Python. But what is a good 
> format for teaching Blender to kids?
> Can we teach Blender to kids in a same manner as kids are thaught math 
> or grammar?
> Are there tutorials or program lessons available for kids?
> Is anyone working on this and willing to cooperate?
> 
> Kind regards,
> Monique Dewanchand
> At Mind
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