Seckman High School students had more space “to create, to tinker and to problem solve” last school year, after media specialist Tonya Thompson added a “Makerspace” in the school library.
The school’s Makerspace, which has been named the Spark Studio, is tucked into a corner in the library and includes a catapult, circuit boards, fort building kits, fashion designing kits, Legos, craft materials and much more.
“It’s an area that sparks imagination and creativity and new ideas,” Thompson said. “It allows students to problem solve in different ways.”
Seckman High was the first school in the Fox C-6 School District to get a Makerspace, which was added last November. It’s a new trend in libraries, Thompson said.
“It ties well into the new…
