Steamboat Springs — A new club and repurposed media center at Steamboat Springs High School are paving the way for students to engage in more hands-on learning and creation.
With the help of more than $22,000 grant funding, the media center is now a MakerSpace, with tools and materials to inspire more STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) learning.
The space has two 3D printers, a poster printer, art supplies, robotics equipment, building blocks and other materials and is accessible to all students looking to make something.
MakerSpaces are a growing in popularity in public libraries and on school campuses across the country, providing an accessible space and hands-on learning for students, according to STEM coach Anne Barbier and media specialist Nicole DeCrette.
“We’re looking at how to bring making and creating back into the classroom,” Barbier…
