ELMHURST, IL — The Edison Elementary School MakerSpace, named Edison Studio, held its first-ever all-school Maker/STEM event in December. The district said regular classroom schedules were paused for the entire afternoon so that all Edison students could engage in various Maker/STEM activities around the school.
The afternoon’s activities centered around building, engineering, coding, collaboration, problem solving and creativity.
With the support of the District 205 Foundation, the Elmhurst Public Library and the Edison PTA, Edison Studio crafted many activities to foster future-ready learning in Edison Elementary students, according to the district.
The district said activities at each grade level during the STEM afternoon included:
- Kindergartners got their hands on Magna-Tiles to make flowers, bridges and trains. They also participated in a coding activity using Code Hopper…
