Oliver Pennington

Design Teacher empowering students to shape their world for the better!

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[Oliver Pennington @DoItByDesign]

Congratulations to our YAS In Schools 4x4 Challenge Teams XploreX and Clash Delta L at the UAE National finals with XploreX taking home the Sustainability Award !

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Congratulations to our Raha YAS In Schools Formula Ethara teams at the 2024/25 UAE National Finals winning 3rd place outright(Cobra Speedworks) & 2nd fastest race time (Orkids)

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Well done to my VEX robotics team who won the 2024/25 Abu Dhabi VEX IQ Teamwork Champion Award along with the Canadian School!

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Congratulations to my Eco Vision X students who won the Best Presented Team Award for the design of the car, uniform & branding in the UAE 2024 Greenpower Electric Car Grand Prix! They finished 4th place in the one hour endurance race! #experientiallearning #pbl #stem

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“We had to be creative out of scarcity, now we have to be creative for sustainability” Emirati design exhibition blending traditional materials & crafts with modern design. Palm frond bench, chair, and structure + a pair of camel skin & traditional weaving Jordons!? …for $1200

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Greenpower team updates: design team meeting a flying-taxi engineer & Sail GP team + Sail GP race!
- explaining benefits of sustainable transport choices to Y5’s
-assembled steering system & riveting a shiny floor!
-please Follow the team’s progress on insta @ecovisionx_waa

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@greenpower_team electric race car build fostering eco friendly innovation for a cleaner, greener transportation future! Our car is coming along nicely and the kids are having a lot of fun! Follow our progress on the team insta @ecovisionx_waa

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to celebrate #WorldSpaceWeek2023 in Design, grade 6 students created a model of the solar system through coding. This solar system is going a little haywire! A bit of trouble shooting left to do… 😃🌍🪐☀️

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Amazing competition year last year! Teams I mentored won the FLL Challenge Judges’ Special Award & the Formula Ethara team were the Team Identity Award Winners! This year adding 3 more competition teams! VEX IQ robotics, 4x4 challenge and Greenpower Trust Innovation Challenge!

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Being a Learning Designer at VERSO really is the dream! I get to learn alongside our learners new things everyday, while working with such talented people @DoItByDesign. I love being surrounded by awe and wonder. #VERSOSCHOOL

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Students from schools around Bangkok participating at the VERSO 2022 Hackathon! Students using #designthinking to address #realworld problems associated with food waste and production #educhat

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Troubleshooting the robot because it’s having trouble shooting 🤖 🤣 @versoschool #vexrobotics #STEMeducation @dailystem

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Verso students kicking off with a real-world #DesignThinking sprint to help the Thai Child Development Foundation raise awareness & increase donations. Day 1, researching the foundation & uncovering their needs through a zoom interview https://t.co/weJvywvtpH #educhat

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Building community, printing 3-4 cohort student’s T-shirt designs with @KatieSadaphal #VERSOschool #VERSOholidaygiftgalore @dailystem #stem

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Giving Santa a little boost #versoholidaygiftgalore #versoschool @dailystem #stem #photocontest

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Blast off 🚀! Practicing for the final competition. This one went pretty far! #versoschool @dailystem #pbl #STEMeducation #educhat

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#Tensegrity display stand and product box for a student’s “jen’s gems” Instagram business. @dailystem #makers #designtechnology #stem #studentagency #educhat

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Fly through of the #versoschool workshop yesterday. Student led projects. Their prototypes & products coming to life! #makers #designtechnology #studentagency @dailystem #educhat

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Magic tables! EY5, G1 & G2 learners curious to explore a G7 learner’s project at #versoschool @dailystem #designtechnology #stem #educhat

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Student agency at #versoschool Wild range of student-initiated projects in the workshop today! “Jen’s Gems” business, mini skateboard ramps, solar powered circuits, t-shirt designs and many more... #makers #designtechnology #educhat