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E d Te ch S h o w D a i l y 2 1 W e d n e s d a y, J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 1 6 TIERTIME DEBUTS COOL-CAMP EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR K-12 Beijing Tiertime Technology Co. Ltd. (Tiertime) debuted the Cool-Camp Education Program for K-12 on the TCT + Personalize Asia from March 10-12 in Shanghai, China. It also held its first public open class during the 3D Printing Summit, "3D Printing – A Revolution in the Classroom," on March 12. The event was organized by Shanghai Educational Press Group and TCT Magazine, and co-organized by Tiertime. Zhang Minsheng, former Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, gave a speech entitled, "The Future Trend of the Development of Education Informationization." The Cool-Camp Education Program is developed as a supplement to the regu- lar school curricula. The goal is to use 3D printers as a tool to give students tangible perceptions of the knowledge that other- wise can be perceived only by imagina- tion. The program includes in-school cur- riculum and after-school curriculum for K-12 schools to promote innovation and independent studies. The curricula are developed based on different grades and subjects for primary, junior and senior high schools. In the "Classroom," teachers and students from Shanghai Xiangming Junior High School and Tianshan No.1 Primary School gave a live presenta- tion of the 3D printing open class. Baylor He, an expert of Education Program from Tiertime, presented a detailed introduc- tion of the Cool- Camp Education Program. "Tiertime has always regarded the K-12 education as a key area of 3D printing innovation. Supporting the event of '3D Printing – A Revolution in the Classroom' is a show- case of our commitment to join- ing in the education reform in China for the innovative edu- cation for students of the future," says Joseph Guo, Marketing Director of Tiertime. "The curricula provide a distinctive way of learning the knowledge from textbooks. Students grasp the ideas faster and get more involved by building the physical objects by themselves using 3D printers as a tool," commented Wang Meng, the instructor of the open class from Shanghai Xiangming Junior High School, about the Cool-Camp Education Program and UP 3D printers of Tiertime after using them in class. As a Diamond Sponsor of TCT Asia, Tiertime has provided the classic UP Plus 2 and the UP BOX desktop 3D printers for the event to support the 3D printing open class. At the same time, the UP mini 2 3D printer, the lat- est product from Tiertime, was demon- strated for the first time in China in Tiertime's booth together with the UP BOX 3D printers dur- ing the TCT Asia event. About Tiertime Beijing Tiertime Technology Co., Ltd. is the leading innovator in the 3D printing industry in China. Over the years, Tiertime has evolved into a world-leading 3D printing solutions provider. 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