# For teachers and schools | Stick ’Em Source: https://stickem.sg/schools/ # Stick ’Em helps teachers unlock hands-on learning in class Without extra work or big budgets! [Bring Stick ’Em to my school](https://stickem.sg/contact/?who=school) Quick note from our founders ## We’ve been working with 3800+ teachers since 2020 When we were working as STEAM teachers ourselves, we realised that most STEAM kits out there were not designed to help teachers reduce their workload, but instead created a lot of stress, were really expensive, and did not integrate well into classroom contexts around the world. That's why we started Stick 'Em! 3800+ Teachers trained 41,000+ students 22 Countries Government schools, international schools and village schools, on every kind of budget ## Key things we’re proud of ### Affordable for all schools 5 to 10 times cheaper than traditional STEAM kits and EdTech platforms, so even a school on a tight budget can equip a whole year group. ### Every teacher can run it No specialist, no lab and no robotics background needed. Teachers run Stick ’Em lessons on their own, and can train their colleagues too. ### Stick ’Em schools keep using us Schools that start with one year group usually come back for the next. The connectors last 2 to 3 years, and chopsticks are the only thing you replace. ### Ready for class in about two weeks Kits arrive 12 to 14 days after you order, and one 3-hour certified workshop gets your teachers ready to run their first lesson. ### Multi-subject usage Science, maths, languages, humanities and art, not just ICT and robotics. Art and English teachers use it as often as science teachers do. ### Curriculum mapping already available We map our lessons to your national curriculum line by line. 8 countries are done already, and we’ll map yours when you start. Stick ’Em was created alongside teachers, for teachers ❤️ ## The Stick ’Em Solution Stick 'Em is an all-in-one solution that combines hardware, ready-made lesson materials, and certified teacher training that helps you and your fellow teachers to integrate more hands-on learning without the added stress. Low-cost, plug & play Classroom kit Curriculum-aligned Lesson materials Professional development For all teachers! In classrooms around the world ## What it looks like in class Lessons, CCAs and school events from the last two years. There are hundreds more in the gallery. Gathered around the tabletop obstacle course Building a house frame together Testing the car on the floor A floor full of robot cars Girls with their builds Building a geometric ball, one connector at a time Racing on the taped course A little builder and his tower Robotics for a Better World, 2025 A workbench from above Building on the classroom floor [See the gallery](https://stickem.sg/gallery/?tab=classroom) ## Hardware that can be used across multiple subjects Stick ’Em’s philosophy is that STEAM hardware should never serve just a single purpose. Our STEAM kit is designed to be used across different classes, for storytelling, prototyping and tinkering. ## Stick ’Em Academy:Ready-made lessons for teachers to use immediately Zero prep work needed, all you need is Stick ’Em Kits and a Projector to run a class! Design ThinkingMaths & ScienceSocioemotional LearningRobotics/CodingAI/Machine LearningLanguagesArts & HumanitiesFutures Thinking ### Build real answers to real problems Students start from a problem they can see, build something that works, and make it better after watching it fail. - Design for Disaster Relief - Learn about Assistive Technology - Designing an Inclusive Playground - Design Stray Shelters - Designing Coastal Protection Strategies - + 4 more in Academy ### Visualise the world and abstract concepts Mass, force, angles and energy stop being formulas once a student has to build the thing that proves them. - Investigate Angles - Explore Earthquakes - Explore Magnetism - Investigate Biomimicry - Explore Bridges - + 25 more in Academy ### Build together, fail together, try again Every build is a group build, so students share the work, survive a collapse, and learn that the second try usually holds. - Superhero Fashion Show - Designing an Inclusive Playground - Design Stray Shelters - Discovering your Passion - Investigate Senses - + 5 more in Academy ### From simple robots to mission-ready machines Nothing to solder. A class builds a robot that moves in one period, then adds mechanisms, sensors and code. - Design Battlebots - Design Explosive Disposal Robots - Block Coding - Build an AI Pose-Control Humanoid Robot - + 38 more in Academy ### Demystify emerging technologies Students train a real vision model and drive a robot with their own body, so AI is something they made, not something that happened to them. - Build a Computer Vision Model - Build an AI Pose-Control Humanoid Robot - Training a Scissor Paper Stone Robot - Training an AI powered scarecrow - Training an Automated Trash Sorting Bin - + 3 more in Academy ### Build it, then stand up and present it Students build first, then pitch it, narrate it and write it up. A reluctant writer suddenly has something to say. - Writing Procedural Texts for Robots - Learn about Dragon Boat Festivals - How to Elevator Pitch - How to Search for Information - How to Create a Pitch Deck - + 2 more in Academy ### Make history and culture something you can hold A drawing machine, a Great Wall, a cultural symbol: students rebuild what they study and say why it was built that way. - Explore Drawing Robots & Art - Design Geometric Lanterns - Build a Music Playing Robot - Explore the Great Wall - Exploring Landmarks in Southeast Asia - + 6 more in Academy ### Design artifacts from the future Recycling, farming, disaster relief. Students prototype the answers to problems that will be theirs to solve. - Imagining Futuristic Cities - Imagining Life on Another Planet - Imagining Human Upgrades - Imagining Jobs of the Future - Imagining Schools of The Future - + 8 more in Academy Try 20+ lessons for free, no account needed. Schools get the full library of 100+ lessons. ## Already mapped to local curriculums Whether it's for science, maths, English, history or robotics and AI, every Stick 'Em lesson can be mapped to your national/private curriculum for school leaders! - Singapore Ministry of Education21st Century Competencies, ICT & Computing, MOE Mathematics - Philippines Department of EducationThe MATATAG Curriculum - Indonesia Kementerian Pendidikan Dasar dan MenengahKurikulum Merdeka - India Ministry of EducationNational Curriculum Framework 2023, and CBSE - Saudi Arabia Ministry of EducationThe national curriculum - Kazakhstan Ministry of EducationState Compulsory Standard of Secondary Education - Nigeria Federal Ministry of EducationNERDC Basic Education Curriculum - Vietnam Ministry of Education and TrainingGeneral Education Programme 2018 We map every Stick ’Em Academy lesson to these curriculums line by line, at no cost to you. If yours isn’t here yet, we’ll map it when you start. [📄 View a sample curriculum mapping](https://stickem.sg/downloads/stickem-curriculum-mapping-sample.pdf) ## 1 Classroom Set = 40 students tinkering A classroom set comes with 10 individual kits combined into easy-storage plastic bins, which allows you to run hands-on learning for an entire classroom with very little hassle in groups of 3 to 4. One classroom set serves up to 40 students. - 1 Classroom Set = 10 individual kits - Up to 40 students, in groups of 3 to 4 - Used across multiple subjects, not just ICT and robotics - Contains the electronics board, motors, chopsticks and geometric connectors - Plastic bins make it easy to pack up - Lightweight and portable Classroom requirementsWhat do I need to run it? You probably have all four already. ### A normal classroom Ordinary tables are all you need. The building part of a lesson needs no power or internet. ### One device per group A laptop, Chromebook or iPad for every 3 to 4 students, to control their builds over Bluetooth. ### A projector To show the Stick ’Em Academy lesson slides to the whole class. ### A little storage space The whole Classroom Set packs back into its bins at the end of every lesson. Note: the Sensor Kit is an add-on and is not included in a Classroom Set. From teachers ## Most teachers who use Stick ’Em are not science teachers After every workshop we ask teachers what they would tell a colleague. This is how they rated it. “Do it. It’ll change your perception of robotics to a positive one, to something that is actually doable.” Teacher Sekolah Rendah Lumut, Brunei “Common misconception: robotics is hard. But today, it became a myth.” Teacher After a school workshop, Singapore “I learned that it doesn’t take a robotics teacher to create a robot.” Teacher Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba, Philippines “Electronics is not as intimidating as I had thought it to be.” Teacher Sekolah Rendah Katok B, Brunei “They were so engaged my Principal had to force everyone out and stop for lunch, lol.” Teacher After a staff workshop, Singapore “Stick ’Em is very easy to use and very kid friendly. Students can learn coding in a few minutes.” Teacher Sekolah Rendah Haji Tarif, Brunei “It makes STEAM interdisciplinary in lessons much easier and visible.” Teacher Maktab Sains, Brunei “No limits to creativity. Can be applied as a module for student engagement in any topic or subject.” Teacher Riverside Primary School, Singapore “Program is easy to follow, even for non computer background.” Teacher Sekolah Menengah Masin, Brunei “At first it may seem challenging because it is a whole new spectrum for us, but it is definitely worth it and easy to learn!” Faculty member University of Santo Tomas, Philippines “Jump out of the box, trust your teammates and put on this ‘trial-and-error’ hat. Enjoy it.” Teacher Bowen Secondary School, Singapore “Very eye opening and could make STEAM lesson planning more easier.” Teacher Sekolah Rendah Sultan Hassan, Brunei Art, English, Mother Tongue and social studies teachers run Stick ’Em lessons as often as science teachers do. You don’t need a STEAM background: every Stick ’Em Academy lesson comes ready to teach, with slides, a materials list, build steps and discussion questions. 4.67out of 5 workshop rating 97% rated it 4 or 5 658 teachers surveyed 658 teachers rated the Level 2 workshop 4.67 out of 5 on the post-workshop survey. Start here ## Resources to get you started Here's some information to get you started. From procurement to downloadable resources, we have everything you need. FAQs are below. We're looking forward to hearing from you! Getting startedOrderingDownloads ### Getting started Three steps. Most schools are running lessons within a term. - ### 1. Get kits for your school One Classroom Set runs a class of 40. Tell us how many classes you want to equip and we send a quote in your school’s name. - ### 2. Get teacher training A 3-hour workshop in your own hall or lab. Your teachers build a robot, then plan a lesson for their own class, and run it themselves afterwards. - ### 3. Run it yourself Your teachers run lessons from the Stick ’Em Academy, using the control app on your school laptops. No specialist needed. [More about the workshop](https://stickem.sg/training/) ### Ordering Everything a Singapore school finance office usually asks for. Outside Singapore, we ship directly or through a local distributor, and confirm lead times and paperwork in your quote. Quote, then purchase order We send a quote, you raise a purchase order, and we invoice on delivery. Vendors@Gov e-invoicing For Singapore government schools. No tender for a direct purchase Stick ’Em Private Limited, UEN 202216916C, is the sole distributor in Singapore and provides the declaration letter your finance office needs. Split or undated quotes Hardware, training and Academy can sit in separate budget lines, dated for when your funds are released. 12 to 14 days Delivery time in Singapore, with tracking. ### Downloads For the head of department, the finance office, or the colleague who asked what this is. ### The Stick ’Em info deck The kit, the lessons, the teacher workshop and how a school runs it, in one PDF. Coming soon [### Try a lesson for free 6 Academy lessons open with no account. Read a whole one before you decide anything. Academy Open Stick ’Em Academy](https://academy.stickem.sg) [### The Stick ’Em Gallery Real classrooms mid-lesson: what a class makes, photographed at the tables they built it on. Opens on In Classrooms. Web page Open the gallery](https://stickem.sg/gallery/?tab=classroom) ## Bring Stick ’Em to your school [Request a meeting](https://stickem.sg/contact/?who=school) ## Questions teachers ask GeneralTeaching with itWhat is in the kitPricing and buying ## General ### I have never taught robotics. Can I really run this? Yes. Most teachers who run Stick ’Em hadn’t either. The 3-hour workshop takes you from never having seen the kit to planning your own lesson. ### What exactly is in the kit? Bamboo chopsticks and 3D-printed connectors make the frame, and an electronic board with motors makes it move. No part arrives pre-shaped, so students work out the structure themselves. A Sensor Kit adds ultrasonic, light, temperature, humidity and gyroscope sensors and an LCD screen, and is bought separately. ### What does it cost? It depends on how many classes you are equipping, whether you add a teacher workshop, and whether you take Academy access. A Classroom Set covers up to 40 students and is 5 to 10 times cheaper than traditional STEAM kits. Tell us how many classes you have and we will send a quote in your school’s name. ### How much preparation does a lesson take? Very little. Every Stick ’Em Academy lesson comes ready to teach, with slides, a materials list, build steps and discussion questions, so you only need to read it through. ### What is the difference between a Robotics Kit, a Classroom Set and a Sensor Kit? A Robotics Kit is one kit: connectors, chopsticks, a board and motors. A Classroom Set is 10 Robotics Kits in one box, for up to 40 students working in groups of 2 to 4. A Sensor Kit is an add-on, sold separately and not included in a Classroom Set. ### Can we try it before committing? Yes. Most schools start with a pilot: 1 or 2 Classroom Sets, Academy access for one cohort and a teacher workshop, run over a term. Ask us for a pilot quote sized to your school. [See every question we get asked](https://stickem.sg/faq/) ## Teaching with it Running it in a normal classroom: preparation, timing, which subjects, which ages, class management ### I have never taught robotics. Can I really run this? Yes. Most teachers who run Stick ’Em hadn’t either. The 3-hour workshop takes you from never having seen the kit to planning your own lesson. ### How much preparation does a lesson take? Very little. Every Stick ’Em Academy lesson comes ready to teach, with slides, a materials list, build steps and discussion questions, so you only need to read it through. ### Which subjects does it fit? Science, maths, languages, art, social studies, geography and character education. A catapult becomes an angles lesson, a coastal barrier becomes a geography lesson, and a build the class has to pitch becomes a language lesson. The Academy is organised by subject, so you can start from yours. ### How long is a lesson, and does it fit a normal period? A 60-minute period fits building, testing and presenting. In 45 minutes, run a shorter build and hear from 3 groups instead of all of them. Either way, a basic build finishes within one lesson. ### What age is it for? Students aged 9 and up can build on their own. Ages 7 to 9 work well with a teacher or parent nearby. We don’t recommend it for children under 7, because small hands find it hard to push a chopstick into a connector. The same kit is also used in polytechnics and universities. ### How do I manage a whole class building at once? Put students in groups of 2 to 4 around one kit, with a role for each person. A quick parts count at the start and end of the lesson helps, and for younger classes a second adult makes a big difference. [See all 8 questions on teaching with it](https://stickem.sg/faq/#teaching) ## What is in the kit What arrives, what it is made of, what a student can build, and what happens when a part breaks ### What exactly is in the kit? Bamboo chopsticks and 3D-printed connectors make the frame, and an electronic board with motors makes it move. No part arrives pre-shaped, so students work out the structure themselves. A Sensor Kit adds ultrasonic, light, temperature, humidity and gyroscope sensors and an LCD screen, and is bought separately. ### What is the difference between a Robotics Kit, a Classroom Set and a Sensor Kit? A Robotics Kit is one kit: connectors, chopsticks, a board and motors. A Classroom Set is 10 Robotics Kits in one box, for up to 40 students working in groups of 2 to 4. A Sensor Kit is an add-on, sold separately and not included in a Classroom Set. ### What can students build? Cars, cranes, cable cars, catapults, drawing machines, dragon boats, gliders, humanoid robots and more. One Classroom Set has enough chopsticks and connectors for hundreds of different builds, and everything else comes from the classroom: cardboard, string, bottles and tape. ### Does it need a screen, and does it need charging? Not for building. Chopsticks grip into the connectors by friction, with no glue, screws, batteries or apps. To make a build move, you need the board, a USB power bank and a device to control it from. ### What devices do we need in the classroom? Laptops or Chromebooks with Chrome or Edge, which connect to control.stickem.sg over Bluetooth. On iPads, download the Stick ’Em Control app from the App Store, because Safari does not support Web Bluetooth. Each group of 3 or 4 students only needs one device. ### Do students need to know how to code? No. Most classes start by driving their build from the control app. Block coding, and even vibe coding a web app, are there when a class is ready to go further, but neither is needed for a first lesson. [See all 9 questions on what is in the kit](https://stickem.sg/faq/#product) ## Pricing and buying What it costs, trying it first, purchase orders and tenders, delivery, and what to do if something arrives broken ### What does it cost? It depends on how many classes you are equipping, whether you add a teacher workshop, and whether you take Academy access. A Classroom Set covers up to 40 students and is 5 to 10 times cheaper than traditional STEAM kits. Tell us how many classes you have and we will send a quote in your school’s name. ### Can we try it before committing? Yes. Most schools start with a pilot: 1 or 2 Classroom Sets, Academy access for one cohort and a teacher workshop, run over a term. Ask us for a pilot quote sized to your school. ### Do I have to subscribe to the Academy as well as buy the kit? No. The kits are a one-off purchase and the Academy is a yearly subscription, so a school can buy one without the other. Anyone can use the 20+ free lessons, and the full library and customised lessons come with a school subscription. The teacher workshop is priced separately. ### How do we raise a purchase order, and can you invoice our finance office? Yes. We send a dated quote, you raise a purchase order, and we invoice a few days before delivery. You pay once the goods arrive. Singapore government schools can use e-invoicing through Vendors@Gov, and we can split a quote into hardware, training and Academy for separate budget lines. ### Do we need to run a tender? That is up to your finance office. Stick ’Em Private Limited (UEN 202216916C) is the only distributor of Stick ’Em in Singapore, and we can provide a sole distributor declaration letter and a quote in your school’s name for whichever route your office chooses. ### Is there a discount for buying several sets? Yes. Multi-set and pilot bundles bring the cost per set down, and delivery within Singapore is often waived. We also look at charity and NGO requests case by case, so tell us how many classrooms and which term. [See all 9 questions on pricing and buying](https://stickem.sg/faq/#buying)