About Us
CAN DO ACADEMY was established in 2017 by Joel Simon
It's through his experience of observing the predominance of gaming and social media apps in his children's leisure time that the idea of
Can Do Academy was born . . .
He realised that his children's formal education didn't provide enough opportunities to discover the wonders of creative apps on their various devices.
Once his children discovered that there's a
whole world out there beyond Minecraft,
Fortnite and Insta, their creative and ICT skills benefited tremendously.
Joel realised that many children simply didn't know enough
about the amazing creative apps that are available to them
on mobile platforms such as smartphones and tablets.
HIS MISSION IS TO CREATIVELY STRETCH THE MINDS
OF YOUNG PEOPLE, TO HELP THEM DEVELOP EARLY ICT SKILLS
AND GET THE BRAIN WORKING!
Joel Simon is a practising animator, current director of Hola Lola Animations and previously the founder of Flickerpix Animations.
He has over twenty years experience working in the animation industry and has worked with clients including CBBC, Comic Relief, Sesame Street and Channel 4. He has won over 50 international awards for his animation work and directed the BBC's ON THE AIR with Gerry Anderson.
Joel has delivered animation and storyboarding workshops for years, working with Cinemagic, Nerve Belfast, NVTV and a range of Art centres across Northern Ireland.
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