Floating Education System
All the Schools in Makoko are interconnected, and they share knowledge with the others. They also connect with different schools in the entire world. In the Primary level Floatings schools use daily Alternate Reality Games (games that use the real world as a platform but has its interactive narrative and uses outside methods of communication). Interactive and participatory learning methods help the students to understand the real World. “Learning as play and play as learning; experimentation is the key," says, Noah.
The Graduates of the FSN (Floating School Network) that belongs to the Hacker Spaces and Maker Movement are the facilitators. Some of them are the coaches in the workshops with the kids. They belong to the Makers Movement in Makoko.
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are part of the methodology. They use VR and AR experiences to learn in the environment, observing real objects and playing with the technology. The teachers are the Curators in that space. The students use them in their own mobile devices. Students and teachers have all the technology in the schools. Everyone has Portable and Wearable Technology in their wetsuits uniforms, but they also carry their personal devices in their bodies, in their clothes, especially in the typical “Yoruba or Egun” cups. They have distinctions in the clothes, to show their identity. Also, they carry Smart bracelets with personal information, GPS, weather alerts, and cameras to collect material for the classes.
The FES is an essential reference for the creation of content and development of talents.
The Schools provide Human Capital for Nollywood Industry. Production, content develop, acting, dancing, music. Makoko starts to have famous people (producers, directors, musicians, actors, dancers, etc.) and they are in contact with the community. They still have their families there. Ties with the communities are strong. Some of the graduates help with legal regulation and support with their knowledge and initiatives.
Education content: Africa is becoming more important in the international community. Anthropologists, academic people, and businessmen are trying to understand more this place in the world. Many schools with West Education are interested in African culture. In the Floating School Network, they develop content for education and share collaboratively with others. This experiences with the original stamp from Makoko, are disrupting the teaching in particular environments. The different interests of the Kids are going to influence the use of technology and the creation of the content.
Secondary level: African ADN is joy, make and reinvent. They take the risk and go ahead. Teaching pushes The Hacker Spaces and Maker Movement inside the Floatings Trade schools. They develop contents for all devices -graphic novels, comics, games, VR experiences- in collaboration with Animation Companies and Nollywood industry. The Entrepreneurship Network presents projects in Crowdsourcing platforms, and they get funds and renewable resources to reuse in their experiments. One of the most famous influences in the "African Collective Imaginary" was E.X.O the Hero of The Lagoon City... The Legend of Wale Williams, a superhero story about redemption set in a futuristic 2025 Africa.
Partners: The School Network receives directly from the industry the contents, and they project and share with the community. Also, they watch in the Floating Theater, small showrooms, and open spaces. The Nollywood industry is free for education objectives.
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- Tejumola Ruslan Akun
- Hacker Spaces and the Maker Movement Brian Cantrell
- Jay Austin eduardo oliveira
- Education Laura Cechanowicz
- Noah Teresa Bosch
- Makoko 2036 Laura Cechanowicz