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Who we are

About the organisation Our origin, beliefs and purpose.
Why this work exists The conditions our work is built to change.
How the work is funded Where the money for our work comes from, and how we plan to pay for more of it ourselves.
What we run

The DreamSpace Lifecycle How a changemaker goes from a local problem to an impact venture, and the support along the way.
Venture pathway The Lifecycle for changemakers who take the venture route.
Labs & research Specialist skills, and the groups of people who keep them going, in many places.
Ventures & incubation How a tested solution becomes a venture.
How we check

Theory of change The steps by which we expect our work to lead to change.
Impact & the global goals The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals our work is linked to.
Measurement How we check whether our work does what it is meant to.
Start here Theory of change How we expect our work to lead to change, and how strong the evidence is for each step. Read more

Who we are, why our work exists and how it is meant to change things.
Site overview
What we teach

Programmes and domains What we teach, the subject areas (domains) of the STEAM programmes, and how a course is split into levels.
Innovation & enterprise How learners in the STEAM programmes learn research, enterprise and money skills, from the first stage.
Empowerment Inside School The in-school programme running now: hands-on ICT, robotics and STEAM learning in government schools.
How the STEAM programmes work

Learning by making How the STEAM programmes connect knowledge, making, reflection and action.
Facilitation How teaching changes from stage to stage, and what trainers and facilitators do.
The Changemaker Journey How a learner in the STEAM programmes moves from exploring to changing their community.
Assessment How work is judged: the finished piece, the learner’s explanation and their reflection, against one standard.
Start here More than the STEAM programmes The STEAM programmes are one part of what we teach. We also run business and entrepreneurship, digital security and teacher training. Read more

The STEAM programmes are one part of what we teach. Most pages in this section describe the STEAM programmes.
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The product

The MakerSpace model A community makerspace designed so that other places can set up their own.
Replication How one working makerspace becomes many.
In short Who provides what The local partner provides the space and pays for the makerspace. We provide the design, the quality standard and a licence to run our programmes. Read more

A makerspace that local partners can set up and run as a social franchise, with a licence to run our programmes.
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Articles Short explanations, essays, and research reviews of the key terms our work uses.
Questions Answers for parents, learners, schools, donors and partners.
Look up

Site overview Every page, with a line on what each one covers.
Glossary Words we use in a particular sense, and what each one does not mean.
References The books, papers and statistics we draw on.
Records

Activities Every activity we have recorded, dated, one page each.
DreamShot MakerFaire 2025 Four days of innovation, film, music and enterprise in Batticaloa, told strand by strand.
The record Activities since 2018 Every activity we have recorded, dated, with one page each. Read more

Questions, activity records, articles, terms and the sources behind them.
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Visit, 2024

ARAM UK visits

A visit in June 2024.

When: 28 June 2024
Where: Batticaloa
Format: Visit

ARAM UK visited us in June 2024.

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ARAM UK visits, DreamSpace Academy Batticaloa, June 2024.

ARAM UK visits, DreamSpace Academy Batticaloa, June 2024.

ARAM UK visits, DreamSpace Academy Batticaloa, June 2024.

ARAM UK visits, DreamSpace Academy Batticaloa, June 2024.

Co-Creating The Dreams

A non-profit social enterprise that co-creates an ecosystem to tackle local challenges through education, innovation and entrepreneurship.

The organisation

About the organisation
Why this work exists
Theory of change
The DreamSpace Lifecycle
Impact & the global goals

Education system & MakerSpace

Programmes and domains
Learning by making
The Changemaker Journey
Assessment
The MakerSpace model
Replication

Last updated 29 October 2026. Contact