March 9, 2018, 8:37 a.m. ET
DELAWARE VALLEY – Makerspace laboratories are in the making for schools in the Delaware Valley School District. At the district’s February board of education meeting, Jenni Hamill the executive director of the Greater Pike Community Foundation spoke of a $13,600 grant that the agency awarded the district. In addition to the laboratories, a summer science camp program is being planned. Hamill said the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC) benefits students and “future generations,” since there is a collaboration between various community entities.
Robert Curtis, who is faculty in the high school engineering program, explained that a “makerspace lab” is relatively new to education. But, such spaces exist for those who tend to experiment. Today, they are “becoming more prevalent in education.” For students, the makerspace is an area to…
