SAN JOSE, CALIF. (PRWEB) December 15, 2016 — RAFT (Resource Area For Teaching) and members from the Orchard School community together created a new makerspace. With the help of Project Ember, the group of students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and RAFT employees transformed an old, unused locker room into a space where making supplies can be found for use by the entire student body.
Orchard is a K-8 school with a student body of approximately 900. The aim of this makerspace is to enhance student learning through providing space and materials for hands-on projects. Supporting curriculum from RAFT encourages students to create and problem solve using the design thinking process. These experiences deepen student learning and understanding of topics currently in their curriculum. The Orchard makerspace has been stocked with a specific focus in supplies for…
