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Empowering Young Minds: A Festive Fusion of Technology and Creativity - the French Section’s Arcade at the Christmas Bazaar

By Mr Frank Cheung, BPS STEAM Coach

I am thrilled to share an exciting and innovative initiative led by the French Section at our school during the recent Christ mas Bazaar. After months of planning for our Cycle 3 teach ers and a few weeks of STEAMing for our students, our CM1 and CM2 classes finally got the chance to share their games with everyone! The whole of the Primary French Section came together to contribute and participate in the first event of its kind at the TES Christmas Bazaar: a fully functioning Arcade made by students! Guided by the French curriculum, the French Section’s bud ding amusement arcade designers created four different games: Lego Spike Catapult Basketball Game, pinball ma chines, Whacky-Whacky Makey-Makey games and video game arcade machines! To help transform the infant hall into an ‘Amusement Arcade’, the French Section’s PS to CE2 classes participated and showed great creativity by contrib uting some wonderful decorations. It was a wonderful team effort by everyone and all of the French Section team should be proud of their contribution to this STEAM project with a purpose!

As Future Focused learners, they hope to continue this great event and try to get other sections involved next year!

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