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KIBO

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WHY KIBO?

Screen-free, powered by imagination – and so many more reasons…

KIBO Robot customized by students

KIBO in Action

Explore. Problem-solve. Innovate. Change things up. Make it your own.
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KIBO in the Classroom

Engaging today’s students requires much more than a tablet and mouse.

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KIBO at Home

Learn to code without screentime? Yes, parents – it can be done!
KIBO with modules added

Which KIBO?

KIBO 10/15/18/21? Classroom Package? Let us help find the right KIBO for you.

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Using KIBO

We can help you get started with tutorials, activities, curriculum and more.

For Educators

For Educators

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Using KIBO in the Classroom

Engaging today’s students requires much more than a tablet and mouse.

KIBO being used with classroom curriculum

Curriculum

Our comprehensive set of STEM curriculum materials supports you in every way.
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Professional Development

Hands-on experiences to target the different needs of schools and early childhood centers.
Teachers working with KIBO

Grants

There are thousands of grants for educators of all kinds. And it can all start with KIBO.
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Research

KIBO is brought to you after more than 20 years of early childhood research.
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Classroom Packages

Get the right number of KIBOs, valuable training,  curriculum, workbooks + more!

Resources

Resources

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Tutorials

Video explanations of all KIBO’s functionality

Westward Expansion Project KIBO Wagon

Activities

Learn and have fun with your KIBO!

Professional Development

White Papers & Webinars

See the collection of KIBO White Papers, guides, and webinar recordings.

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Experiences

Unique ways to learn with your KIBO

KIBO using IF/End IF Conditional programming blocks

Troubleshoot

If KIBO is no longer moving & shaking, we can help!

Three children creating Lego designs on their KIBO robot image

Research

KIBO is brought to you after more than 20 years of early childhood research.

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KIBO
Three kids using KIBO for STEAM Learning Image

WHY KIBO?

Screen-free, powered by imagination – and so many more reasons…

KIBO Robot customized by students

KIBO in Action

Explore. Problem-solve. Innovate. Change things up. Make it your own.
Kids learning programming with KIBO in school Image

KIBO in the Classroom

Engaging today’s students requires much more than a tablet and mouse.

Child learning with KIBO at home Image

KIBO at Home

Learn to code without screentime? Yes, parents – it can be done!
KIBO with modules added

Which KIBO?

KIBO 10/15/18/21? Classroom Package? Let us help find the right KIBO for you.

Kids turning KIBO into birds Image

Using KIBO

We can help you get started with tutorials, activities, curriculum and more.

For Educators
Kids using KIBO on Map Image

Using KIBO in the Classroom

Engaging today’s students requires much more than a tablet and mouse.

KIBO being used with classroom curriculum

Curriculum

Our comprehensive set of STEM curriculum materials supports you in every way.
Two Teachers at a KIBO Professional Development Event Image

Professional Development

Hands-on experiences to target the different needs of schools and early childhood centers.
Teachers working with KIBO

Grants

There are thousands of grants for educators of all kinds. And it can all start with KIBO.
Three children creating Lego designs on their KIBO robot image

Research

KIBO is brought to you after more than 20 years of early childhood research.
Children storytelling with KIBO Image

Classroom Packages

Get the right number of KIBOs, valuable training,  curriculum, workbooks + more!

Resources
Amanda Sullivan training an educator to use KIBO image

Tutorials

Video explanations of all KIBO’s functionality

Westward Expansion Project KIBO Wagon

Activities

Learn and have fun with your KIBO!

Professional Development

White Papers & Webinars

See the collection of KIBO White Papers, guides, and webinar recordings.

Science - KIBO Whale Migration Image

Experiences

Unique ways to learn with your KIBO

KIBO using IF/End IF Conditional programming blocks

Troubleshoot

If KIBO is no longer moving & shaking, we can help!

Three children creating Lego designs on their KIBO robot image

Research

KIBO is brought to you after more than 20 years of early childhood research.

Shop Now

Grants

Grants for STEM Education

There are thousands of grants for STEM education for teachers, administrators, curriculum coordinators, as well as clubs and camps to apply for. And it all starts with KIBO.

Give children the chance to make their ideas tangible.

You’re probably thinking that KIBO only qualifies for robotics or technology grants, but you’d be shortchanging yourself (and your students). KIBO fits in to almost every aspect of early learning curricula, and therefore, can expand your qualifications for specific grants for STEM education.

Start with the Need

Robotics engages young children in learning concepts and skills through experiential opportunities that are developmentally appropriate.

KIBO integrates computer science and engineering with math, literacy, physical movement and the arts. It provides endless opportunities for educational, as well as social and emotional growth.

Discuss the Research

Unlike many programming tools and coding robots for kids, KIBO is backed by science.

Real research by Prof. Marina Bers at Boston College, and her previous work at the MIT Media Lab with Seymour Papert with over 20 years in learning technologies and child development.

Summarize with the Benefits

Designed for open-ended play, KIBO let’s children make (and learn) almost anything with the integration of the art platforms.

Bring a character from a story to life. Become builders and inventors. Experiment. Create. Develop their own sense of understanding. Explore individuality. And most of all, enjoy learning new things in new ways while gaining self-confidence that stays with them for the rest of their lives.

STEM/STEAM Grants and Funding Resources

There are many different ways to get STEM/STEAM grants for the purchase of educational technology. Learn about some of the ways you can find and secure STEM/STEAM grants and funding.

"In applying for a Maryland State Department of Education grant specifically for robotics instruction, I drew heavily on KinderLab Robotics’ research regarding the benefits of play and creativity with KIBO. The work Kinderlab Robotics has already done to map their KIBO curriculum to CSTA Standards provided a framework for aligning my proposal with MSDE standards."

Jane de Winter, Executive Director, Big Learning Science & Engineering, MD
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All this and it's Screen-Free(!) too

KIBO’s offline, screen-free advantage is more than just a benefit to students growing up in an online society. The hands-on manipulatives, and “unplugged” logic benefits critical thinking, motor skills, and cognitive reasoning that most coding programs for early learners do not afford. As a staple in innovation labs, makerspaces, libraries, as well as the general classroom, it integrates easily into lesson plans for early educators, and the countless opportunities to incorporate KIBO into an activity lends itself to endless engagement by young students.
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Don't Take KIBO for Grant(ed)

Don’t underestimate the value that KIBO brings. Many programs appreciate the innovation and adaptability that brings forth opportunities to extend monetary contributions. In other words, investing grant money in KIBO goes a long way, and for years of learning not just for your but for professional development for your educators as well.
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KIBO Guide

 “The Case for KIBO” Guide can help you when writing a grant!

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