The Cluny campus Fablab stepped up to help volunteer teachers. These teachers give math lessons to children hospitalized atthe Léon Bérard CancerCenter in Lyon. How did the team, made up of retirees and campus staff, respond to this request?
Growing reputation through word of mouth
Carole Ymain, a resident of Cluny, has been familiar with the Cluny Fablab since the beginning of the health crisis. She called on the campus's services during the campaign to manufacture visors during the first lockdown. Recently, she put the Fablab team in touch with Annick Guy, a teacher who, in her spare time, gives lessons to children hospitalized at the Léon Bérard Center.
Helping hospitalized children through education
Annick Guy and her team of volunteer teachers teach mathematics to hospitalized children. Until now, they used to buy game kits in which only 5% of the box was useful to them. In fact, they only use the bricks to make learning mathematics more fun. That's how Richard Brun designed and manufactured these bricks with the Ultimaker printer.
Thanks to Fablab, we have access to economical and eco-friendly learning materials. Working with physical objects in mathematics is essential for helping young people understand abstract concepts," says Annick Guy.
