TOYZSTEAM

We provide an Ed-Tech and e-commerce platform to increase the diverse talent pool for computer-related careers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math (STEAM) Industries. We are a father-son African American duo of engineers, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Students are trained to make their own toys, making STEAM skill-building fun and engaging. They are empowered to be TOYZMAKERS.

Benefits

Technical skills like coding, 3D modelling, and product design
Creative and Design Skills
Entrepreneurial Skills
Soft skills like communication, teamwork, inclusiveness, and emotional intelligence
Growth intelligence

Main Features

Project Based Learning.
Virtual Learning Platform.
Train the Trainers.
Culturally Relevant and Culturally Responsive.
A 360 experiential experience in wide-ranging Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math (STEAM) Industries.

Primary Audience

Students
Educators
Corporate Social Responsibility
Non Profits
Governments

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Anyone can innovate if given the tools

We are a father-son African American duo of engineers, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Father Damola Idowu graduated HS at 16 and won an Engineering design competition at 17. He's a hip-hop artist, serial entrepreneur, and studied Mechanical Engineering. Son Wole Idowu graduated HS and was featured on CNBC at 15. He got an electrical and computer engineering degree with 2 business minors from CMU

Intro to Toyzsteam

The class gives students exposure to music, writing, storytelling, comic books, entrepreneurship, podcasting, hip-hop culture, and creating video game assets. The class also teaches students a wide range of skills from music production to sound recording to product design to marketing and working in collaborative teams. Students learn to become TOYZMAKERS.

MUSIC CREATION AND TECHNOLOGY

This is a course on Music and technology. The class teaches students how music and technology can impact society through cultural impact. The class teaches students a wide range of skills from songwriting to music production to sound recording to product design to geography, history, and working in collaborative teams.

Group uses Washington Auto Show to teach kids STEM

On Thursday, Idowu and his father, Damola Idowu, had a station set up in the middle of the convention center at the Washington Auto Show. Tables with virtual reality equipment, computers, and a television were set up and organized into different stations. They transformed the area into a learning center, of sorts.

‘20 under 20’ scholars brings exciting research

Carnegie Mellon welcomed two 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellowship finalists into its class of first-years this fall. Obawole Idowu in the Carnegie Institute of Technology and Vijay Viswanathan in the Mellon College of Science spent four days in San Francisco this summer competing for a $100,000 fellowship; the competition is chronicled in the second season of the popular CNBC show 20 Under 20

Drew Davidson

Director Entertainment Technology Center

Carnegie Mellon University

Drew Davidson

Director Entertainment Technology Center

Carnegie Mellon University

ToyzSteam aims to help students learn through an experience grounded in solid educational principles and delivered through culturally relevant perspectives of hip-hop, comics, superheroes, and family.

Damola Idowu

CEO

Toyz Electronics

Damola Idowu

CEO

Toyz Electronics

In educating our students currently, the incentives are punitive and for a majority of students in the K-12 system it bears out with destabilizing effects. TOYZSTEAM uses students' innovation, inspiration, self-expression, and creative abilities to teach technical skills and difficult concepts. Students become self-motivated and learn to make "TOYZ". Start from students' love and build from it.

Jennifer Ozdinec, PMP

Sr. Project / Agile Leader / Diversity Champion

BNY Mellon

Jennifer Ozdinec, PMP

Sr. Project / Agile Leader / Diversity Champion

BNY Mellon

It was such a pleasure to partner with you at our Girl Scout event! You are doing such wonderful and inspiring things! Looking forward to partnering again in 2020!!