A makerspace at Westfield High School is allowing students to tap into their creative sides through an elective course.
The makerspace, known as The Idea Farm, is housed on the first floor at the high school and gives students an opportunity to explore 3D printing, computer coding, textiles, woodworking and other areas such as a music lab, said Joel Bruns, innovation specialist at WHS.
Bruns, who has been with Westfield Washington Schools for 22 years, has had a number of positions throughout his tenure, ranging from being a drama and technology teacher to teaching English as a second language. He has also served as a librarian at Westfield Middle School and joined the high school in the fall of 2014, he said.
Bruns said the makerspace area was formerly a library, and he said the goal when he was hired was to reimagine what a library was. That eventually led to the…
