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Bridging Creativity and Impact

How yOOusers Enhances Obelus’ Four Pillars

November 17, 2024

When innovation meets purpose, amazing synergies happen. At yOOusers, we design edutainment toys using Origami and quilling to spark creativity and joy.

At Obelus, we focus on well-being, social impact, and academic excellence through programs like Amazing People Schools, Bounce Together, PASS, BOOKR English Library, Twin Science, and Matific. What if these two worlds came together?

 

yOOusers is a creative edutainment startup dedicated to making learning fun, engaging, and impactful for kids and adults alike. We specialize in Origami and quilling-based educational toys that inspire creativity, enhance fine motor skills, and foster cognitive development. By blending art, education, and play, yOOusers transforms traditional learning into an interactive experience, encouraging both personal growth and collaborative teamwork.

Our mission is to empower individuals to explore their potential through hands-on crafting, bridging the gap between creativity and education in innovative ways.

Here’s how yOOusers can integrate seamlessly into Obelus’ pillars to amplify impact.

👉 BOOKR Kids: Making Literacy Interactive

BOOKR transforms reading into an engaging, digital experience. yOOusers can extend this interactivity to physical spaces and projects.

Applications:

- Story-Based Crafting: Pair yOOusers kits with BOOKR stories, creating origami or quilling scenes inspired by the characters and events.
- Reading Corners: Design literacy-themed origami projects to decorate reading corners, making them more inviting and immersive.
- Comprehension Activities: Challenge students to create origami or quilling pieces that represent themes, symbols, or story outcomes.

Impact on BOOKR KIDS
💡 Makes storytelling interactive by creating crafts inspired by BOOKR stories.
💡 Enhances comprehension, focus, and emotional connection to narratives.
💡 Combines literacy with creativity, deepening engagement.

👉 Twin Science: Adding Creativity to STEM Education

Twin Science promotes critical thinking and innovation through robotics and engineering projects. yOOusers can complement this by infusing artistic creativity into the STEM space.

Applications:

- Creative Engineering: Use yOOusers’ Origami kits to teach structural concepts (e.g., folds and stability) in a tangible, artistic way.
- Prototype Design: Encourage students to use Origami and quilling techniques to design and visualize their robotic prototypes before constructing them.
- Ethical STEM Storytelling: Pair quilling and origami with Twin Science projects to create visual stories or models representing the ethical impact of their STEM solutions.

Impact on Twin Science:
💡 Inspires a holistic STEM + Art (STEAM) approach, enhancing creativity alongside technical skills.
💡 Engages students who might not gravitate toward STEM but enjoy hands-on art projects.
💡 Encourages interdisciplinary learning by bridging technology, ethics, and art.

👉 Matific: Making Math Hands-On and Visual

Matific transforms math into a gamified experience. yOOusers can add a physical, tactile dimension to math learning, reinforcing abstract concepts through crafting.

Applications:

- Geometry and Origami: Teach students concepts like angles, symmetry, and proportions by creating Origami shapes, showing how mathematical principles are applied in real-world designs.
- Pattern Recognition with Quilling: Use quilling to explore sequences, patterns, and even basic arithmetic, linking artistic designs with mathematical thinking.
- Collaborative Math Art Projects: Combine math challenges from Matific with yOOusers kits to design large-scale classroom projects, such as tessellations or fractals.

Impact on Matific:
💡 Reinforces math concepts through kinesthetic learning, making abstract ideas concrete and memorable.
💡 Engages different types of learners, especially those who benefit from visual and tactile activities.

💡 Adds an artistic element to math, making it less intimidating and more engaging.

👉 Amazing People Schools: Nurturing Emotional Well-being through Creativity

Amazing People Schools is all about fostering emotional well-being, self-awareness, and interpersonal skills. Origami and quilling from yOOusers naturally support these goals by creating meditative, hands-on experiences.

Applications:

- Mindful Crafting Sessions: Incorporate yOOusers’ kits into lessons as a tool for mindfulness, helping students focus and reduce stress.
- Empathy through Art: Design storytelling workshops where students create origami figures to represent emotions or characters from stories, enhancing empathy and self-expression.
- Classroom Decor Projects: Use yOOusers kits for group projects that encourage teamwork while beautifying learning spaces.

Impact on Amazing People Schools
💡 Promotes mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and resilience through crafting.
💡 Encourages teamwork and empathy with collaborative projects.
💡 Builds creative problem-solving skills in a fun, stress-free way.

👉 Bounce Together: Building Resilience through Play

Bounce Together emphasizes resilience and community-building, and what better way to achieve this than through playful, collaborative crafting?

Applications:

- Resilience Challenges: Create “Bounce Back” activities using quilling techniques, teaching students patience and problem-solving when their creations don’t turn out as planned.
- Team Crafting Events: Host group challenges where students collaborate on large-scale origami installations, fostering teamwork and a sense of accomplishment.
- Gratitude Projects: Use quilling to create cards or small gifts, encouraging gratitude and positive connections within the school community.

Impact on Bounce Together
💡 Builds resilience and a growth mindset through creative challenges.
💡 Strengthens connections with group crafting activities.
💡 Supports mental well-being through therapeutic hands-on projects. 

 

👉 PASS: Supporting Academic Success

PASS focuses on helping students achieve academic milestones. Origami and quilling stimulate fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, and creativity—essential for cognitive development.

Applications:

- Motor Skill Development: Use intricate quilling patterns to enhance dexterity in younger students.
- Creative Problem Solving: Encourage students to design their own origami-based puzzles or toys, linking academics with play.

Impact on PASS
💡 Turns academic concepts like geometry into engaging, hands-on experiences.
💡 Enhances motor skills and focus essential for learning success.
💡 Fosters a love for learning with creative, interactive activities.

👉 University of Buckingham: Bridging Creativity with Academic Excellence

The University of Buckingham, renowned for its personalized learning approach and focus on academic excellence, provides a fertile ground for yOOusers’ creative tools and participates heavily in its social impact initiatives.

Applications:

- Teacher Training Enhancements: Incorporate yOOusers’ crafting tools into Buckingham’s teacher training programs, such as the AI in Education and Leadership in Education courses, to showcase how hands-on activities can engage students of all ages.
- Campus Engagement Projects: Use yOOusers’ kits in campus-wide activities to foster cultural exchange and teamwork, reflecting Buckingham’s “global village” ethos.

Impact on Buckingham:
💡 Enhances student engagement and holistic learning experiences.

💡 Provides tools for teachers-in-training to innovate in their classrooms.

💡 Aligns with Buckingham’s mission to deliver education that inspires creativity and global connections.

 

👉 Gatehouse Awards: Merging Creativity with Vocational and Academic Qualifications

Gatehouse Awards, an industry leader in creative qualifications, aligns perfectly with yOOusers’ mission to inspire hands-on learning.

Applications:

- Vocational Skill Development: Integrate yOOusers’ kits into Gatehouse’s employability and vocational training programs, providing learners with creative outlets while developing transferable skills like fine motor coordination and attention to detail.
- Creative Assessments: Incorporate Origami and quilling as practical assessments in teacher training programs, such as the TEFL qualifications and SEN certifications, to showcase innovative classroom strategies.
- Specialized Programs: Collaborate on creating art-based modules for special needs qualifications, helping teachers design inclusive activities for students with diverse abilities.

Impact on Gatehouse:
💡 Enriches vocational training with creative elements that improve learners’ cognitive and motor skills.
💡 Positions Gatehouse as a leader in integrating arts into formal education and qualification frameworks.
💡 Supports Gatehouse’s global reach by providing culturally adaptable tools for schools worldwide.

Beyond the Classroom: yOOusers as a Social Impact Element

Obelus prioritizes social impact, and yOOusers can play a pivotal role in community outreach programs.

Potential Initiatives:

🎨 Workshops in Underserved Communities: Host free yOOusers workshops to boost creativity and confidence among children who lack access to quality educational resources.

📚 Teacher Training: Train educators to use yOOusers kits as part of their curriculum, extending impact beyond Obelus schools.

🌱 Sustainability Campaigns: Highlight the eco-friendly nature of paper-based crafts in environmental awareness programs.

 

The Impact: Enhancing Creativity, Well-being, and Academic Performance 👇

By integrating yOOusers into Obelus’ pillars, the collaboration can:
🎯 Improve students’ academic performance through creative, hands-on learning.
🎯 Boost well-being and resilience with therapeutic crafting experiences.
🎯 Enhance motor skills, especially in younger children, through detailed quilling patterns.
🎯 Cultivate a love for reading and storytelling via interactive literacy projects.

Call for Action: Let’s Build Together!

The synergy between yOOusers and Obelus creates limitless opportunities to inspire creativity, enhance well-being, and drive academic success. Together, we can make learning an art form.

Want to bring this collaboration to life? Let’s craft the future, one fold, one roll, and one child at a time, contact us: info@yoousers.com or by calling or WhatsApp: +962797902767 🤝