The City College Makerspace has been closed since the start of the pandemic, but the program’s faculty has big plans for the near future as they relocate to a space on campus that is close to three times larger than the one before it.
The Makerspace is a program and communal space on the City College campus that endorses invention, innovation, inspiration and inclusion. There, students can take part in multi-disciplined collaborative learning in a wide variety of subjects.
In 2021, Newsweek and Make placed City College on their lists of the top 200 maker schools out of 2,000 communal makerspaces around the world. Make is a media organization that promotes DIY culture, what they refer to as the “maker movement.”
The concept of the makerspace is nontraditional, project-based learning in a positive environment. It’s a place with an ethos for dreamers and skill…