Practical Pre-School Award for Pogos

Awen are today celebrating the Pogos' achievement in winning a silver Practical Pre-School Award.

The Awards exists to identify and reward excellence in the fields of educational equipment, books and toys suitable for children aged birth to eight. The disc based on mischievous characters who live at the bottom of the garden, the Pogos, was given a mark of 81% by the Practical Pre-School Award testers.

Each product entered is tested by children and practitioners. Here's what the testers said about Pogos: “The children were very excited about the games and even told their friends about them. They enjoyed selecting letters from their names. Some of the games were too hard for the youngest children but this is no criticism as they stretched the older and more able children. Even the younger children soon grasped techniques, which is a real boost for self esteem. The cross-curricular nature of the games is a strong feature; they encourage concentration, letter and word recognition, counting skills and click and grab using the mouse. A very successful CD.”

Exploring the colourful world of the Pogos, young children can develop creative and numeracy skills, recognise letters and experiment with the computer independently. The CD-ROM is PC, MAC and Interactive Whiteboard friendly.