Students in Chris Kostiha’s makerspace program displayed their talents and products to the Berkshire Schools Board of Education Jan. 13.
Students in Chris Kostiha’s makerspace program displayed their talents and products to the Berkshire Schools Board of Education Jan. 13.
Spread out on the stage floor in front of the school board were a variety of objects students created — a red skull, mugs, plaques and plastic chains, to name a few — all part of the district’s project-based learning curriculum.
Kostiha showed the board a video of the students solving the problem of how to deodorize the Badger’s mascot costume called Bert, who had become rather smelly, the teacher said.
“Ben Joles designed a skeletal structure for Bert and the middle school built an electric ventilation system to air the suit out when it’s on the stand,” Kostiha said, adding Ben also designed…
