Picture of the xl project

Prince's Trust xl

Company: Hi8us Midlands
Project Type:
Interactive e-learning CD-ROM
Group:
Teenagers in 1200 UK schools
Date:
2005

Description: Hi8us Midlands were commissioned to produce some e-learning materials to supplement the Prince's Trust xl Programme. The xl Programme provides teenagers at risk of exclusion from school alternative ways of engaging with education. Hi8us produced a CD-ROM with learning activities covering practical subjects such as Relationships, Health and Money.

xl_classroom
Tidying the classroom of dangerous objects.

The CD-ROM was distributed to over 1200 schools that participate in the xl Programme and contained over 35 activities that were designed to be both fun and educational. Activities included managing money, combating anti-social behaviour, healthy eating managing relationships. Due to the success of this project, Hi8us was commissioned to produce a second set of e-learning materials that focused specifically on entrepreneurship.

See below for an example activity (Flash Required):

Pete's Eats was designed as a fun look at how unhealthy choices can affect us in the future.



 

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