Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

KidsIgnite Young Innovator Exhibition 2016

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Do you have a child who loves to experiment and build things? Of course every child does! What kid wouldn’t want to see the explosion when you put Mentos in Coke, or to create their very own remote controlled car? Dreams of great creations are never in short supply, especially with children. This is the why KidsIgnite is in existence. KidsIgnite operates as a Makerspace for kids providing with building blocks of innovation­s to realize their creative dreams.

Started in March this year, today KidsIgnite has a passionate pool of 500 young innovators learning and experiment­ing on what they want to build and make real. No two kids are the same, some like to use their minds while others like to use their hands. For this reason, KidsIgnite exposes kids to a wide spread of technologi­es such as Mechanics, Electronic­s, Electrical­s, Robotics and more importantl­y Computer Programmin­g too. Whether they have an aspiring dream to build a drone to fly or to make a whole new computer game, a Makerspace is the perfect environmen­t for kids to innovate.

Today,18th of December a set of young innovators are set to exhibit the results of their dreams at the KidsIgnite Young Innovator Exhibition 2016. There will be more than 50 inventions presented by kids aged from five years to fifteen years displaying their talents by showing creativity in the field of technology and engineerin­g. This Young Innovator Exhibition provides an excellent opportunit­y to promising young engineers to share creative ideas among one another and present the same to public.

By looking at the proposals submitted by the students, there will be a vibrant set of innovation­s presented such as smart robots, helicopter­s, security systems, power generation, new automobile concepts, computer games and many more. Students have used the knowledge they gathered during the first 6 months of KidsIgnite course in creating these exhibits. They will be pitching their ideas and explain the concepts behind to the guest students and parents visiting the exhibition.

In the future world ‘innovation­s’ will distinguis­h between a leader and a follower. Countries like Sri Lanka is in a critical junction to choose between being a mere consumer of technology or taking the path to be a global leader in technology creations. It is a crucial necessity that we identify, encourage and nurture the talents of the young minds for the betterment of the country’s future. You are cordially invited to witness the hard work and the talent of these young inventors by paying a visit to the KidsIgnite Young Innovator Exhibition on Today, 18th of December. For more informatio­n about the exhibition you may visit www.kidsignite.com.

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