
New Richmond High School integration specialist Dakota Smith demonstrates the audio/visual equipment in the school’s new makerspace. Photo provided.
Columbus Day might mean a day off from school for students, but here at New Richmond Exempted Village School District a day off doesn’t mean the learning stops.

Teachers spent the day immersed in enrichment opportunities of their own. For example, at New Richmond High School groups of teachers became students as they experienced the school’s new makerspace.
The makerspace is a place where students can explore their own interests, learn to use tools and materials, and develop creative projects.
During the Oct. 14 inservice,…