Description
About the Electrical Circuits club:
Electrical Circuits Club is an after-school program (for ages 7–12) where children discover the exciting world of electronics through hands-on learning. In this club, students get to build simple circuits, work with real electronic components, and learn how electricity works in a safe and engaging way. We provide a practical introduction to electronics that complements what they learn in science classes. Key activities include:
- Building Simple Circuits: With guidance, kids assemble basic circuits using batteries, wires, light bulbs, buzzers, switches, and more. They might start with a simple project like lighting up a small bulb or making a buzzer sound. Building these circuits is a safe, fun, and easy way for children to understand how electrical systems work. Each project gives them a tangible result (a light turns on, a propeller spins), which is very exciting for this age group.
- Working with Real Components: Students get to handle real hardware: plugging components into circuit boards, attaching leads to batteries, and seeing the effects of their connections. All activities are closely supervised for safety (low-voltage only), allowing kids to experiment freely. This hands-on approach makes abstract concepts much more concrete – they can literally see and feel how circuits operate. It also encourages creativity and design thinking, as children can try different ways to make things work (for instance, designing a simple home alarm or a blinking LED decoration).
- Understanding How Electricity Works: Through fun experiments and discussions, we demystify electricity. Children learn about basic concepts like current and voltage in an age-appropriate way, often using analogies and visuals. For example, the instructor might compare electric current to water flowing through a pipe, or even demonstrate generating electricity with something unusual (like a lemon battery experiment!). As they build and test their circuits, kids naturally start asking “why” and “how,” which leads to great learning moments. When a circuit doesn’t work on the first try, students are guided to troubleshoot – developing patience and problem-solving skills as they figure out how to fix connections.
The Electrical Circuits Club emphasizes learning by doing. Research shows that hands-on projects in electronics not only teach scientific concepts but also spark children’s curiosity and resilience. When kids can light something up or make a fan whirl with a circuit they built, they often forget they’re learning because they’re having so much fun – it feels like play, but they’re actually absorbing fundamentals of STEM. Over the weeks, participants gain confidence in using basic tools and reading simple circuit diagrams. They also learn to work together, helping each other build and test projects, which boosts their teamwork and communication skills. This after-school club is an excellent way to nurture a love for science and engineering early on, in a supportive environment where mistakes are just steps toward discovery.
About instructor:
Dr. Rishat Gazizov is the loving father of three kids: 14, 8 and 1 year old. Building education is the passion that Rishat shares with his colleagues and employees. He wants to bring the unique educational
techniques to children in the communities. In the last 11 months Rishat and his team opened multiple after-school education centers in the Netherlands (Eindhoven, Maastricht, Amsterdam), Luxembourg and new centers are coming soon in Brussels, Den Haag.
The centers offer development programs that are known and emerging in the communities: robotics or cybernetics, coding or software engineering, as well as new to Europe Abacus arithmetic or mental arithmetic UCMAS.
The vision of the team is: “We build better future of our society. Education is the key for the success of our children and we path the way for the bright tomorrow of our communities.”
