About Us
The BRICKS 4 KIDZ® model was founded by Michelle Cote in St. Augustine, Florida. Michelle started an after-school Spanish class (outside the school system). In the spring of 2008 while filling out the forms to become a “School Board Vendor,” teaching Spanish at the school the following school year, Michelle noticed a category on the form for “creative science.” Her son loves to play with LEGO® bricks, and she thought to herself, “Maybe I could lead a creative science LEGO® class too”. Michelle was awarded the bid for both the after-school Spanish and the creative science LEGO® class. That summer Michelle advertised a Spanish camp and a LEGO® camp. She had three children sign up for the Spanish camp, but 35 children signed up for the LEGO® camp!
After seeing the excitement over the LEGO® bricks, Michelle decided to go with the LEGO® after-school class – and it took off. Michelle found herself at three different primary schools with an average of 20 students in each class every week. Now Michelle does over 20 after-school classes a week, plus school incursions, programs during the school holidays and bunches of birthday parties every weekend!
Today BRICKS 4 KIDZ® has over 600 locations in 35 countries.
Who leads the team on the Sunshine Coast?
Joshua Schloss & the VIRB team.
Joshua is the Founder and CEO of VIRB which places Student Wellbeing Officers in Schools across North Brisbane, Moreton Bay Region, Sunshine Coast and Gympie!
With the VIRB Head Office in Birtinya and a Youth Engagement Hub in Caloundra, Joshua and his team are well equipped to service the area with additional recreation and STEM related service provision through this dynamic partnership with BRICKS 4 KIDZ®.
In December 2023 Joshua purchased the existing franchise from Gavin Hodgkins who founded The Kragle Creative, the first franchise for BRICKS 4 KIDZ® in Queensland and is now working to grow the business on the Sunshine Coast.
Joshua and the VIRB team all have Blue Cards, First Aid & CPR training as well as meet the Student Protection Guidelines as set out by the Department of Education as a Service Provider operating under a Standing Offer Agreement (SOA).
BRICKS 4 KIDZ® is a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and our number one priority in any activity is the safety of children under our supervision. Our Child Safe Child Friendly policy is available here for download.
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