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Most importantly, the children have a lot of fun after school yet still on school premises, the children interact with adults other than their teachers or parents, work together on projects with their friends and mix with children they would not usually in the course of a school day.
For parents, a ComputerXplorers after- school technology club provides a safe place for their children to enjoy themselves while learning new skills and making new friends. For schools, a technology club makes a welcome contribution to the menu of activities and enhances a school’s existing extended hours provision. Offering a technology club after school is very simple as ComputerXplorers provides everything needed to run the club, including trained, CRB-checked instructors, software, peripherals and all other equipment.
“ComputerXplorers show children a different side to technology- that it can be fun”
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hildren learn best when they are having fun at the same time and it’s that premise which underpins the ComputerXplorers programme.
Along with our lungs and mobile phone features, a lot of us use just 20 per cent of the available potential when it comes to computers. Children today are surrounded by technology, digital cameras and games consoles, but they largely use computers for the most basic functions of accessing the internet, playing games or chatting with friends. Conversely, some children don’t
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ComputerXplorers teaches children how to enjoy using technology and that computers can be exciting learning tools
INVESTMENT LEVEL: £29,500 PLUS VAT
have access at home to a computer or connection to the internet and tend to associate ICT with creating PowerPoint slides and Word documents at school. ComputerXplorers show children a different side to technology – that it can be fun. In small groups of around 10, children learn that computers are exciting learning tools, empowering them to make films, create animated slideshows, design their own video game or produce a comic – activities which satisfy and develop creativity while extending their knowledge and use of ICT. Problem solving, critical thinking and team working skills are very useful by-products of participation.
The ComputerXplorers programme can also help schools extend their ICT facilities to the wider community. With its exciting, structured activities, holiday camps for children are a popular service for working parents, and also offer much needed respite for parents at home during long holidays. Local people interested in developing skills in basic computer operations, digital scrapbooking, using ebay and paypal can sign up to special adult courses held during the holidays and out-of-school time, and, as a social opportunity for mums, dads, grandparents and carers to get to know one another, it places the school at the heart of the community.
ComputerXplorers now has franchises in Bristol and Bath, the Cotswolds, Cork and Kerry, Dublin South, Solent, South East Wales, South West Scotland, Bromley and Dartford, Northants, Middlesex, Wessex, Midlands Ireland, Birmingham East and West Surrey and are looking for ambitious and enthusiastic people who want to make a difference by owning their own business and are prepared to work hard to achieve success, independence and security.
COMPUTERXPLORERS
WEBSITE:
www.computerxplorers.co.uk EMAIL:
jmatthews@computerxplorers.co.uk PHONE: 01530 513 308 CLASSIFICATION: Children’s computer tuition
Investment: £20k-£50k
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