An App for Self-directed Learners
Have you observed your child learning things by doing, trial and error or imitating other people?
As nourishing as your home is for them to feel safe and learn constantly, as invigorating as their school is in keeping their curiosity alive; we have strived hard to make this possible in a digital space through Breadcrumb.
If you are new to ‘self-directed learning’, a simple way to approach it is by trusting your child. Just like us adults who know what we like, what we want to do more of and what lights up our eyes; children also know what they enjoy learning. The best way to help them navigate through these discoveries is by watching out for them - ensuring that they understand safety, that it’s okay to fail and try again and giving them time and space to figure it out.
Breadcrumb was created out of a need to provide for a safe avenue into exploring the digital world and the wide ocean of content on the internet. At our learning centre for children where we facilitate self-directedness, we have a physical environment that has everything a child would love to jump right into and explore; we have wonderful facilitators who nurture wide-eyed curiosity with project ideas, big questions and just the right amount of positive reinforcement. But when it came to traversing the digital world, we could not let them explore it without constantly monitoring what they were watching or clicking.
Now that we’ve seen it being one of the greatest tools that empowers our 7–12 year olds, we wanted to make it available for every learner across the world.
Once you download the app, here’s what you’d see:
1. Explore Tab: The best of the best content available on the internet is curated into collections or learning paths here - both by experts and our team of incredible moms
2. Schedule Tab: Helps the learner schedule the order in which they’d do the activities - reducing clutter or distractions
3. Journal Tab: One sure-shot way of recording their work so it’s saved forever and there are zero tantrums for loosing their work-of-art from the fridge or their bedroom wall
We also think you’d love these two features:
Checklist for Materials: For activities that your child can do and learn - like art, origami, experiments, projects etc. This neat little feature helps ensure that your child has everything they need around them before they begin watching the video.
Screen Time: Need we say more? Right after your child logs in, they get to decide how much screen time they’d spend on the app. When the time is up, a pop-up appears letting them and you know the time they set is up. You could choose to extend it or wrap up for the day.
Breadcrumb is for any learner who can read and navigate through all the content in there. So we’d say it’s suitable for 7+ year olds. But if you’d be willing to assist your 4 - 6 year old, we’ve got them covered as well.
If you are a first time user and could use some help with navigation, click on these for 4 - 6 year olds and 7+ year olds.
Happy exploring!
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