New innovation hub, makerspace opens for Reading Community City Schools

Reading Community Schools is officially opening the doors to a maker-space and innovation hub for students K-12.It’s all because of a state grant. This comes at a time when state funds for education have been uncertain. As soon as you step inside the Reading Community City Schools Innovation Hub, there are opportunities everywhere you look.”From what I’ve seen, these 3D printers look more advanced and like precise from what ours are,” senior RJ McCormick said. From 3D printers to laser cutting technology, STEM learning is the centerpiece of this massive project.”I can now make more precise cuts and go further into the depth of what I want to achieve,” senior Matthew Lawson said. Students will soon be able to use this state-of-the-art equipment.”It’s definitely more advanced from what we’ve been able to use in the past and currently, right now too,” McCormick said.This space…