About Brain Play
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Key information
At Brain Play, we bring the world of technology to Kiwi kids and families through fun and practical learning experiences.
Based in New Zealand and currently servicing Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and online families, we offer STEM-based classes in topics that include: coding, robotics, 3D printing, electronics, science, and Minecraft.
Our mission is to create open, curious, life-long learners and empower communities with essential STEM skills.
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See our FAQ section below, or contact our team to learn more about Brain Play & start your booking!
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What we teach
STEM
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and maths.
All our topics at Brain Play incorporate at least 2 STEM elements.
Topic examples include: electronics projects, coding & animation projects, building mechanical claws, launching rockets & more.
Coding
Coding means 'instructions for computers'.
We teach coding languages where students learn concepts e.g. variables, repeat loops.
For younger students this is game & puzzle based, with a focus on ordering instructions.
For older students we learn language rules & write our own code to control game characters, develop games, and design websites.
We have a variety of robotics kits at Brain Play that our students can tinker with!
As well as building robots, students can program these to move, play tunes, and use sensors. We incorporate 3D design and printing, maths & measurement, and coding, into our robotics lessons.
Robotics
Brain Play has a set of 3D printers for students to learn about and use. We teach students how to set up printers, create their own custom 3d models, and how to prepare these models for printing. As well as our printers, we have 3d pens for students to create 3d drawings and mini models.
3D design +
printing
Minecraft is a sandbox game where students can explore, discover, play, craft, and build. Minecraft is hugely popular for students, and at Brain Play we take their passion to the next level by setting up thoughtful challenges, teaching building techniques, and exploring Redstone and commands. We encorperate enginering concepts and physics into every lesson.
Minecraft
Science at Brain Play includes chemistry, biology, and physics. We lead students through hands-on experiments that get them excited about science concepts! We make models, work with chemicals, use microscopes, and investigate hypotheses. Some favourite student experiments include creating kaleidoscopes and PH testing.
Science
We teach different topics every term in our after-school classes to keep things new & exciting for returning students. Our 1:1 classes offer completely customised topics based on the student, for example filmmaking or building computers. Fill out our contact form to learn more - no topic too big or too small.
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