Igniting 21st-Century, Durable Skills in Camps, Classrooms, and Clubs
SkillFire is scalable, flexible curriculum designed to teach the creative process alongside 21st-century, durable skills to a broad audience of young learners.
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SkillFire introduces and reinforces…
Who can use SkillFire?
How does SkillFire work?
SkillFire’s components are meant to introduce students to certain skills, and then enforce and build on those skills in a meaningful way. We also offer a Capstone Assembly Kit to help you celebrate and recognize your SkillFire students. Each component is a digital download that you can start using right away!
SkillFire Handbook | $199
The SkillFire Handbook includes 16 sessions, each lasting 45-60 minutes each, to introduce key skills. Along with facilitator instructions, each session is broken into two activities:
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Purchase all four components of SkillFire and receive a $50 discount on your entire order.
SkillFire Skill Extenders | $59
SkillFire Skill Extenders includes 3 medium-length activities for more detailed skills practice and can be completed in a total of 2-5 hours, or over several days:
Performance Skill Extender
Uncover the mystery! Imagine your team as a group of intrepid archaeologists who have just stumbled upon the remnants of ancient writings. What secrets do they hold? What were these ancient people trying to communicate? Now is your chance to dive into the past and bring history to life!
Use your imagination to create a performance about a team of archaeologists encountering ancient writing somewhere on Earth. Plan and practice your performance to unveil the story behind these enigmatic messages.
Task Skill Extender
Step into the shoes of visionary architects and embark on an exciting quest to create three unique towers, each with a distinct function. Your team is brimming with incredible ideas, but how will you bring them all together? What kind of towers will you design?
Your team will design and construct three separate, freestanding towers using materials from three separate materials lists. Each tower must meet a specific goal. Use your creativity and ingenuity to plan and build these architectural marvels.
Hybrid Skill Extender
Calling all creative minds! Imagine your team as a group of ingenious inventors, tasked with creating the ultimate multi-purpose invention. You’ve mastered single-purpose gadgets, but now it’s time to push the boundaries. What everyday problems will you solve with your groundbreaking invention?
Your team will design and build a single invention using materials from a materials list that can solve three everyday problems. Plan and present a performance showcasing how your invention transforms the lives of different characters.
We’re busy working on the next volumes of our SkillFire Skill Extenders. These all new activities will focus on engineering and fine arts. Stay tuned!
SkillFire Skill Master | $39
The SkillFire Skill Master is a longer Challenge for use as a long-term project. The Skill Master will reinforce technical and artistic skills, or you can choose to focus on just one skill set. The Skill Master can be solved in a total of 5-7 hours, or over several days – but longer timeframes can lead to more elaborate solutions. Includes FREE Scheduling Guide.
Vehicles are designed to transport people or things from point A to point B, but what if you could create a vehicle tailored to specific terrains and driven by a unique type of customer? As a team of vehicle designers, your dream is about to come true! You’ve been hired to tackle challenging terrains in style. Your mission is to design an innovative vehicle that meets the needs of a particular customer and operates on unique terrains using recyclable materials.
SkillFire Capstone Assembly Kit | $79
The Capstone Assembly Kit provides everything you need to produce an interactive celebration and/or recognition ceremony for your SkillFire students. All of these resources are downloadable directly from the PDF:
Includes FREE Scheduling Guide.
Bundle and Save $50
Purchase all four components of SkillFire and receive a $50 discount on your entire order.
SkillFire Scheduling Guide | FREE
Your purchase of any SkillFire component will include our Scheduling Guide – a document outlining different ways to schedule your club, class, or camp with tips on all the resources needed to create a great experience.
Ready to light a fire?
Download a FREE SAMPLE of the SkillFire Handbook to try. You will get one complete Skill Session, including the facilitator guide.
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