POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho Out-Of-School Network and University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development are deploying 12 mobile, pop-up makerspace trailers in rural and underserved communities.
The collaboration unveiled its first five trailers, called Think Make Create Labs, at the Caldwell YMCA Tuesday. The Treasure Valley YMCA is one of four organizations in the region and among 12 throughout Idaho receiving a fully stocked TMC Lab. Four trailers are bound for North Idaho, two are headed to Eastern Idaho and one is headed to the Magic Valley along with a box truck that’s also been converted to a TMC-branded mobile makerspace.
Claire Sponseller, the UI Extension’s 4-H STEM area extension educator, said the Think Make Create Labs are equipped with hands-on making supplies and tools that allow kids to explore STEM concepts, collaborate, and problem…
