词条 | Walkodile |
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Background & ProductStephen, a Scottish primary school teacher, came up with the idea for the Walkodile in 2002. She wanted to find a way to keep her class of 5 year olds safer on walking trips outside the classroom, and in so doing, help give them more outdoor learning opportunities. After several years of market research, design, prototyping & trials, Walkodile was released to the market in 2007.[2][3] Each child wears a high visibility safety belt which is connected to a flexible plastic spine by a security clip.[4] The children hold on to the product's handles and walk with their supervisors(s), who hold the hand of a child at the front and/or back of the group. The product can be used for groups of six, four or two children, and is used by the 3-7 year age range. [3]Stephen commissioned The Design Unit, at De Montfort University, Leicester to assist with the product's design.[5] BusinessWalkodile is marketed in the UK by Red Island Ltd, the company Stephen set up to develop the product and commercialise it. The resource is also sold by several UK catalogue distributors who carry it in their portfolio. Walkodile is also sold in several overseas territories and countries, including for the USA by Excelligence Learning Corp, based in Monterey, California. Other spin off products have been developed for smaller groups of children.[4][6][7]Stephen has now set up an Early Years resources company which markets her own and other companies products for young children such as Multiple Child Buggies & Strollers at Hopscotch School Supply. CoverageMore than 200 articles have appeared about Walkodile in the UK media including Woman's Own magazine, Scottish Business Insider, The Scotsman and the Daily Mail. In addition, Stephen and her invention made an appearance on BBC TV's Working Lunch, BBC Radio Scotland's "Drivetime" & Scottish Television's "North Tonight". AwardsWalkodile
Elaine Stephen
Red Island Ltd
References1. ^1 Queen's New Years Honours List 2011, The London Gazette Number 59647 2. ^1 Mother of Invention, Times Educational Supplement, 28 July 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2012. 3. ^1 2 3 4 Youngsters do the Walkodile Walk: Keeping Children Safe, BBC News Online 15th May 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2012 4. ^1 2 Walkodile Creator Snaps up Award, BBC News Channel, 10 December 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2012 5. ^'The Design Unit, De Montfort University 6. ^Hope Education 7. ^Child Health Online 8. ^1 De Montfort University Open Research Archive, Walkodile. Retrieved 11 November 2012. [https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/505] 9. ^British Female Inventors & Innovators Network Awards 2007, Elaine Stephen, Product Development Diamond Winner. Retrieved 111 November 2012 10. ^British Female Inventors & Innovators Network Awards 2007, Elaine Stephen, Inventor/Innovation Diamond Winner. Retrieved 11 November 2012 11. ^European Union Women Inventors and Innovators Network Prize Winners 2007 12. ^Sitting on a Fortune, by Madeleine Brettingham, Times Educational Supplement, 12 May 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2012 External links
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