WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) – This upcoming school year, Vermont students will be spending more time making things. That’s because federal funding is on its way to Vermont to help create makerspaces in schools. Some $365,000 from the U.S. Department of Education is going to the Vermont MakerSchools initiative.
Williston Central School is one of six Vermont schools in the program. They have already had a makerspace room and required class for a few years, so we took a peek to see what it could look like in schools across the state.
Makerspaces are rooms where high-tech and craft tools are used to explore and create products, like using a 3D printer. The goal is to encourage students to get involved in science, tech, engineering and math education with the goal of them exploring workforce development in manufacturing and prototyping.
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