Global Franchise Network in Children’s STEAM Education

Name: Next Engineers
Address: IL

Founded in 2016, Next Engineers has grown into a global STEAM education network built around a unique experiential learning method for children.
Our programs operate across hundreds of learning centers and educational locations, introducing children to science, technology, engineering, creativity and mathematics through building, play, exploration and discovery.
Supported by a growing international community of educators, franchisees and business partners, we continue to expand while maintaining educational excellence, strong local partnerships and a scalable business model.

What is STEAM Education?

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) learning education, when combined with hands-on building tools like K'NEX, offers an innovative and engaging approach to learning. We provide students with a unique opportunity to apply the principles of STEAM in a practical and creative way. Students can design, build, and experiment with various structures and mechanisms, allowing them to explore real-world problem-solving and critical thinking. It fosters a deep understanding of concepts in science, engineering, and mathematics while encouraging artistic expression. This hands-on approach not only enhances academic knowledge but also nurtures creativity, teamwork, and communication skills. STEAM education inspires students to become enthusiastic and self-motivated learners, preparing them for the challenges of an increasingly technology-driven world.

Our methodology

The Next Engineers Method is a distinctive experiential learning approach that began in 2012, when engineer Bari Sabash developed a practical and engaging way for children to learn science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Since then, the method has been expanded and refined by the professional and educational teams of the Next Engineers network, evolving into a structured curriculum implemented across hundreds of learning centers and educational settings.

In every lesson, children learn STEAM concepts through building, play, exploration and hands-on experience. They construct a model developed as part of the curriculum, explore how it works and apply the knowledge they gain.
This makes learning clear, tangible and enjoyable, while developing curiosity, creativity, independent thinking and problem-solving skills.

Our Four Golden Rules

Self-learning that enables practical experience and involves the senses and intuition makes children connect and identify with learning.
For example: We all learned about gravity, but if we see an apple falling from the tree we will intuitively understand that there is a force that pulls it down.

Self Learning:

Positive Reinforcements:

We believe that learning becomes a pleasant experience when our student feel good about themselves. When we compliment children, if on by social or material reinforcement, we strengthen self-confidence of the children and they are encouraged to participate, ask questions and express themselves without fear of rejection or failure.

The common ground for all our programs is the teaching methods. our teaching method is based on four golden rules:

Experimental learning - by play and fun:

We believe there is a direct connection between enjoyment - while studying - and the quality of the learning experience.
Our programs encourage the children to use their natural need to play and enjoy; and by that, you’ll have a powerful and quality learning, which creates their love for learning in the present and the future.

Usage of Senses:

We believe that the more senses involved, the experience intensity grows and with it - the learning intensity grows as well.
The children in our programs make use of learning by observing the model, and contact with it. Our lesson plans combine visual and audio media illustrations.

We believe in an experimental, fun and challenging study

We believe in experimental learning, the kind that develops in children a passion for learning, enriching the learning experience and develops the capacity for creativity, thinking and self-study.
The uniqueness of the program is that it is able to "touch” every student, and harness the desire of the students to play, build and create and use it as a tool to assimilate educational
contents and thinking abilities.

Our Study Programs

Our educational programs were built in a way that they will adjust perfectly to different ages.
Our lessons are weekly based, for 10 months of the year.
The programs are structured in such a way that they allow the children to continue for a continuation program, after they have finished the basic program.

“Mother’s Genius” Program

AGES: 4-6 60 minutes lesson The program exposes the children to concepts from the engineering and math world, and also to concepts from the natural science world. The lessons are accompanied by challenging and perfecting tasks, which are encouraging the children to think innovatively and use imagination. The program is accessible in an experiential way adapted to the world of the little ones and emphasizes positive reinforcement and improvement of the child's self-confidence.

“Nutty Inventors” program

AGES: 1st and 2nd grades 60-75 minutes lesson The children make use of unique activity sets. By using them, they build different and exciting models that illustrate them to the principal taught in the lesson. The use of games and observation in the model’s action, allows the children to learn in an experimental and independent way. The lessons are accompanied by challenging and perfecting tasks that encourage the children to think in an inventive way using imagination. The learning is carried out in a spiral method, while learning a concept at a certain level and meeting it during the program. The program helps the children to develop skills such as: • Eye and hand contact • Organizer • Ability to plan and manage time • A sense of self-efficacy • Curiosity, discipline and persistence • Positive attitude to learning

”Squared Inventors” program

AGES: 3rd-5th grades 60-75 minutes lesson Just like engineers, the children explore the models from different angles - technological, engineering or creative side. The program allows children to work individually or in teams, while maintaining the personal work space of each student within the task. The program uses the spiral learning model, which allows the students to study a subject and meet it at a deeper and more detailed level. The program help the children develop skills such as: • Creative and flexible thinking • Teamwork • Ability to solve problems • Social skills • Positive attitude to learning • Self-learning ability Suitable as a class for community

“Next Engineers” program - school grades 1st - 2nd

AGES: 1st and 2nd grades in elementary schools 45 minutes lesson During the program, the children receive a theoretical and practical background in subjects from the fields of physics, engineering and mathematics. The children make use of unique activity sets, using them they build different and exciting models that illustrate to them the principles taught in the lesson. Using the game and observing the model in action, the children learn experientially and independently. The lessons are accompanied by challenging and perfecting tasks that encourage the children to think in an inventive way using imagination. The program uses the spiral learning model, which allows the students to study a subject and meet it at a deeper and more detailed level. The program help the children develop skills such as: • Eye and hand contact • Organizer • Ability to plan and manage time • A sense of self-efficacy • Curiosity, discipline and persistence • Positive attitude to learning The program is similar to “Momma’s Genius” program and is fitted to the school system, in its structure, length of the lesson and the complex level of the models.

“Next Engineers” program - school grades 3rd - 5th

AGES: 3rd to 5th graders in elementary schools 45 minutes lesson a continuing plan for the 1st-2nd graders. The lessons will deepen the topics studied in the program “nutty Inventors” and is a continuation program for it. The program allows the children to build, invent and explore facilities, machines and mechanical mechanisms. Just like engineers, the children explore the model from different angles - technological, engineering and creative side. The program allows the children to work individually or in teams, while maintaining the personal work space of each student within the task. The program uses the spiral learning model, which allows the students to study a subject and meet it at a deeper and more detailed level. The program help the children develop skills such as: • Creative and flexible thinking • Teamwork • Ability to solve problems • Social skills • Positive attitude to learning • self-learning ability The program is similar to the "nutty Inventors" program and is adapted to the school format in its structure in the length of the lessons and the level of complexity of the models.

”Robology” program -
school grades 3rd - 5th

AGES: 3rd to 5th graders in elementary schools 45-60 minutes lesson The program exposes the children to technological issues and subjects in mechanical engineering and robotics, fundamentals in programming and logical thinking. The program exposes the children to technological issues and subjects in mechanical engineering and robotics, fundamentals in programming and logical thinking. Throughout the program the children will build different motorized and complex models, and will also combine learning physics, engineering and mathematics, alongside logical thinking and programming, and getting to know the world of robotics. The program is suitable for institutions that provide a computer environment. * The program is currently under development

Our Activities

In addition to our study programs and courses, we offer a Product Portfolio containing workshops, camps, birthdays and other themed activities.
Our activities have a common denominator that combines fun and challenge, alongside sensory and experiential learning which allows children to be exposed to fields of STEAM.