Youth & Community 3D Printing Programmes
Community & Outreach | Flexible engagement sessions
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Course Description
Our Youth & Community Programmes bring creative, project-based 3D printing to informal learning spaces.
Sessions are designed to be accessible, confidence-building, and outcome-focused, with projects that encourage collaboration and positive engagement.
Delivery is flexible (evenings, weekends, or holidays) and aligned to partner goals such as skills development, wellbeing, and employability awareness.
Learning Outcomes
- Gain practical 3D design skills using beginner-friendly CAD tools
- Build teamwork, communication, and problem-solving through projects
- Understand how digital manufacturing turns ideas into real objects
- Create a small portfolio of finished 3D prints to keep or showcase
Curriculum
| Section | Lessons |
|---|---|
| Getting Started | What is 3D Printing? • Safety & Group Agreements • Intro to CAD |
| Design Basics | Shapes & Combining • Scaling & Measuring • Simple Text & Logos |
| Make & Create | Personalised Keyring • Badge/Token Project • Small Figurine |
| Team Project | Plan a Group Idea • Design & Print • Present & Reflect |
| Next Steps | Caring for Prints • Pathways into STEM & Creative Careers |
Extra Information
Target audiences
- Youth & Community Programmes