Active learning to promote academic achievement
Through a pedagogy of success, MacCarton models offer education professionals a concrete, fun, and motivating tool to support learning. MacCarton models help develop a wide range of skills and knowledge aligned with official curricula, while fitting naturally into a classroom, cycle, or school-wide project.
Handling, building, observing, experimenting, cooperating, creating… Building a model places students at the heart of an active learning process, where they take charge of their learning and can make sense of the concepts covered.
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🔍 Learn by experimenting
MacCarton models are designed to fit into various educational sequences linked to the curriculum. They offer a concrete support for introducing or deepening concepts, by engaging manipulation, observation, and practical application.
🎯 Compétences travailléesfine motor skillsmap reading and spatial orientation📚 Domaines concernéshistorygeographyscience and technologyhistory of art -
🤝 Cooperating by building together
Alone or in a group, building a model helps develop autonomy, mutual aid, cooperation, and teamwork. Once finished, it can be taken home to extend the experience and share what has been learned with family and friends.
🎯 Compétences travailléesautonomyinitiativecooperationmutual aidteamworklanguage proficiencyrespect for collective rules📚 Domaines concernéshistorygeographyscience and technologyhistory of art -
💡 Create by letting your imagination soar
Made from recyclable cardboard, MacCarton models are a different way to learn, giving students the opportunity to explore content from various fields: history, mathematics, science and technology, visual arts, geography... Each creation becomes an opportunity to do, understand, and create, while developing independence, precision, and a love of learning.
🎯 Compétences travailléesautonomyinitiativereproduction and imagination📚 Domaines concernésvisual artsvisual arts