Silverdale Elementary students enjoy a hands-on program of concepts and design that could spread to the entire Mission School District.
Students at Silverdale Elementary are benefiting from a new Makerspace Learning Lab which opened at the school two weeks ago.
The lab allows children to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) learning in a new way.
The name Makerspace literally means a space where you make stuff.
“Makerspace is an opportunity for kids to do more hands-on learning, experimenting, figuring out ideas, concepts and designs which we link to our curriculum,” explained Rob Clark, principal of Silverdale Elementary.
He said many universities and colleges have Makerspace labs for trades and technical studies, including robotics.
The Silverdale space is no different.
While students can create structures using Lego or Kapla blocks (small planks…
