About me
Hi! I’m Yaro (Yaroslav Artsishevskiy).
A Design & Technology / STEAM teacher based in Hangzhou with 8+ years of experience teaching hands-on learning to children. I love building lessons where students make first, think deeper, and iterate: prototypes, simple machines, coding, and maker-style projects—always age-appropriate and safe.
Why I joined Fab Academy
It probably started in my parents' yard in a small city in southwest Russia: a house, not an apartment, with a workshop in the corner and a dad who was an electrical engineer. Fixing and building things wasn't a hobby, it was just life.
That hands-on instinct eventually led me through software studies, a move to China, and a winding teaching path that landed me in Design & Technology. Once I was surrounded by makers and fabricators, Fab Academy kept coming up. When my friend Nancy offered me a spot right after I finished my PGCE, the timing finally felt right. So here we are.
Now
- Documenting and building in Fab Academy 2026: Fab Academy public repo
- Personal website: yaroinchina.com
My school lab
I built this entire lab from scratch in a new school, with very limited experience at the beginning.
I wrote and published a book
Science education for kids in China (published)
Published in Russian language. English and Chinese drafts are available.
What’s inside
- Practical methods for teaching science through curiosity + hands-on activities
- Clear, parent-friendly explanations and lesson ideas
Links
Founders Breakfast — Hangzhou startup networking event
I hosted Founders Breakfast, a business networking event in Hangzhou, and managed it end-to-end—venue, agenda, speakers, and partnerships for 2.5 years.
What I did
- Event management + conference setup
- Collaboration with Hangzhou International Talents, Entrepreneurs and Innovation Park (杭州国际人才创业创新园)
- Collaboration with Hangzhou Gongshu District Government (杭州拱墅区政府)
