With the desire to improve the established practice in education in BiH, which is based on the model "teacher speaks - students listen, remember the material and reproduce it for assessment", the company "Play Learn Grow" d.o.o. from Tešanj designed and produced the educational toy "STEM robotics for children". The total value of the project is 10,726.58 BAM, of which 50% are grants from the C2C Fund.

"In order to be able to follow the development of technology and the requirements of the world economy, children today, in addition to classical technical knowledge, need an interdisciplinary approach that integrates STEM skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This is how our innovative product was created - STEM Robotics for children, which will stimulate children's curiosity, discovery and creativity, but also inspire the next generation of young innovators, scientists and artists in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond. STEM Robotics for children is a cardboard box filled with materials and tools. Educational content comes with challenges (not instructions) to help children learn problem-solving skills. Challenges include: making a robot that scribbles on paper, a three-wheeled car, a robot that walks on two or four legs, a robot frog and more. The purpose of these challenges is to develop in children the skill of higher-order reasoning and general skills of creativity, critical thinking, communication and mutual cooperation. Our product is equally intended for girls and boys. We want to let them know that everything around them was made by someone and that they can also design and build their own things that will be used by other people", explains Armin Maglić, director of the company.

Although they have been in business since 2016, so far they have not had the opportunity to develop their own production, which is why the support of the C2C fund has been extremely important to them.

"The purchase of a CNC machine has enabled us to do rapid testing of prototypes, start our  production, and now we can provide cutting and engraving services to third parties. But, the greatest satisfaction is in the fact that with the new product we contribute to solving the problem of improper development of children, lack of stimulation of the development of cognitive and intellectual abilities in years crucial for their psychophysical development", points out Maglić.