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We are proud to announce that Arduino Education has been shortlisted as a finalist in three categories for the Bett Awards 2024:
- COMPANY OF THE YEAR (MORE THAN £3M)
- COLLABORATION WITH A SCHOOL for the Medellin Challenge with Colegio San Jose de Las Vegas in Colombia
- Bett INNOVATION AWARD for innovation on the Internet of Things in education with the Arduino Cloud for Schools, the Explore IoT Kit, and the Greenhouse Kit
The Bett Awards are a celebration of the inspiring creativity and innovation that can be found throughout technology for education. These awards recognize Arduino Education’s efforts to nurture future talent by bringing easy to use, affordable, and skill-oriented solutions for students at school and university.
Let’s take a look at each of the award categories we’ve been nominated for in turn…
Innovation Award
Why have we been shortlisted? At Arduino Education, we epitomize the fusion of cutting-edge technology with purposeful learning. Our revamped Arduino Cloud for Schools revolutionizes STEAM education by merging coding, IoT, and accessibility into a comprehensive ecosystem.
Meanwhile, the renewed Explore IoT Kit R2 is not just technologically advanced; it also aligns with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, promoting practical solutions to global challenges. The kit empowers students to delve deep into data communication, management, and societal problem-solving.
Our innovative Greenhouse Kit addresses urban farming issues, turning students into active participants in sustainability endeavors.
Across our products and solutions, Arduino Education’s commitment isn’t merely to educate; it’s to inspire, empower, and lead, paving the way for a brighter, informed, and sustainable future.
Our nomination for the Innovator of the Year award is a testament to this enduring commitment to innovation that truly matters.
Collaboration with a School
Arduino Education collaborated with the Colegio San Jose de Las Vegas for the Medellín Challenge 2023. Students participating in the challenge experienced a transformative arc during an intensive three months. From the early days of choosing their challenges to turning their innovative ideas into tangible prototypes, their journey was supported at every step by Arduino Education’s state-of-the-art technology resources, including the Explore IoT Kit and the Arduino Cloud.
An experienced Arduino Education trainer teamed up with the teachers and students during the prototyping stage to provide direct in-person technical support throughout the design phase, and provide ongoing feedback.
Just some of the sustainability solutions that the teams of students devised with Arduino included:
- Building a smart farm and designing tutorials so children in the Medellín communities could learn how to grow their own food, and potentially create a way to make an income.
- Creating a virtual platform linked to a solar-powered car that visits local communities to bring learning experiences, such as environmental, technological, and entrepreneurship education to children.
- A device that makes use of the water lost from natural sources in different activities: washing clothes, watering gardens and fish tanks.
- Building a smart farm and designing tutorials so children in the Medellín communities could learn how to grow their own food, and potentially create a way to make an income.
- Creating a virtual platform linked to a solar-powered car that visits local communities to bring learning experiences, such as environmental, technological, and entrepreneurship education to children.
- A device that makes use of the water lost from natural sources in different activities: washing clothes, watering gardens and fish tanks.
Company of the Year (more than £3m)
There’s a significant gap between education and the job market, where technology, methodology, and mindset for educating future talents are generally missing. Arduino Education strives to bring easy-to-use, affordable, and skill-oriented solutions to bridge this gap. We want to continuously redefine the horizons of STEAM education and push for innovation in the classroom.
Always looking forward, we pioneer educational tools that reflect real-world applications, like our collaboration on machine learning content with Harvard, and our Explore IoT Kit which ties to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We champion diversity, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. Efforts such as supporting ‘Jenga Labs‘ in Ghana and local manufacturing demonstrate our broader vision.
Arduino Education’s focus on customer service and a thriving teacher community are testaments to our commitment to the education sector.
Dan Hubacz, a U.S. high school teacher, sums up Arduino Education’s approach perfectly: “I want my students to be working on things that are real and matter to them, and that also potentially have an impact on the community.”
What’s next for Arduino Education
Further to receiving this recognition from the Bett Awards for our continuous focus on innovative solutions, we’d like to say thank you to all the students and educators who use Arduino Education kits and solutions in their classrooms. It’s your enthusiasm and desire for learning that makes this possible and worthwhile.
With the newly-released Science Kit R3 and even more exciting kits to come in 2024, we’ll keep striving to innovate, bridge the STEM skill gaps, and nurture future talent.
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