The Lego Group has come a long way since its foundation in Denmark in the 1930s. Still a family-run business, it has been passed through four generations from Ole Kirk Kristiansen, a carpenter who started it all off by creating wooden toys.
Over the past 90 years, it’s grown to become a giant of the industry – one that turned a billion-pound profit in 2020. But its products are about so much more than being fun playthings for children.
From the humble beginnings of the rudimentary plastic brick, first launched in 1949, the company’s offering has developed significantly in the past 70 years. We’re now at the point where Lego kits and sets are helping to shape the education of our next generation.
In the mid-1980s, a pioneering partnership with the world-famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology was formed, with the aim of “adding intelligence and behavior into Lego play”. That scheme has certainly proved a success – fast forward to the present day and Lego Education is playing a major role in our schools.
So, what is it and what are the major benefits that it brings to the table?
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A separate arm of the Lego brand, it provides kits and hardware to introduce school children to the likes of coding and robotics. All of this is designed to increase exposure to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) learning.
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