Bricks in Schools

Creative programmes to support and enhance the educational journey for students and teachers across New Zealand.

How do the Bricks in School programme link to the New Zealand Curriculum?

The development of 21st-century skills is the focus of our Bricks in Schools programme.  Communication, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, curiosity, and culture.  Opportunities are woven into each programme in such a way that students can naturally use these skills.  With this in mind, each workshop is presented in a way that opens a space for students to safely explore these skills.

Key Competencies

In addition, students will experience many areas of the NZC within each challenge.  This could include anything from achievement objectives within the arts or sciences to mathematics, and more.  Furthermore, the Bricks in Schools programme supports the development of key competencies.  Students will think deeply as they participate in the tasks presented.  They will work with and alongside others to contribute to the end goal.  Students will use bricks, creativity, and oral language as they work with their peers and teachers.  And finally managing self is a big part of our programme.  In fact, we all know how it feels when creations fall apart or do not work.

Let your hands do the thinking

The learning that emerges from a full immersion session will vary for each participant.  Learning will be influenced by their personal interests, participation, and individual focus on learning within each challenge.  To conclude, both students and teachers will play during a House of Bricks session.  But this play will not be random.  It will have meaning and intention.  In fact, their hands do the thinking for the day.