{"id":1899,"date":"2014-07-22T21:37:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T21:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/?page_id=1899"},"modified":"2024-01-11T21:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T03:12:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_2,1_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;About Amy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Amy-square.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Amy-square-298x300.jpeg\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27319 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amy Torf, founder &amp; owner of Noggin Builders<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/staff-bios\">Read about all the Noggin Builders staff here!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Noggin Builders, established in August 2013, provides a unique experience for children ages 2 to 14.\u00a0 Exploring through fun, hands-on activities in STEM, they will build creative problem solving skills, collaboration, communication, flexibility and perseverence.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;css-about&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What will your children need to know when they enter the workforce 10-20 years from now?\u00a0 We don&#8217;t know!\u00a0 The job they may have and the skills they will need likely don&#8217;t even exist yet!\u00a0 For our children to become the future leaders for our world, we need to help them become creative problem solvers and give them the tools to solve challenges that are yet unknown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hear Amy share the Apollo 13 story (which inspired her to create Noggin Builders) and learn guidelines for brainstorming:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GAS5LbSjarY\">TEDx: Curly Fries and Creative Problem Solving<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GAS5LbSjarY\">by Amy Torf<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">At Noggin Builders, your child will:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Have FUN! participating in hands-on,\u00a0exploratory activities<\/li>\n<li>Explore through S.T.E.M. 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