Makerspaces…
- Introduce people to technology and know-how that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to
- Facilitate meaningful relationship building
- Enable hands-on learning
- Foster creativity, innovation, and ideation
- Support entrepreneurs through prototyping and idea formation
- Promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Promote personal development through aquiring new skills, exploring interests, and boosting confidence
- Facilitate making and tinkering, which are powerful ways to learn
- Offer learning-centered opportunities
- Offer authentic learning experiences that connect with the real world
- Help prepare students for the future
- Address differentiation and multiple intelligences
- Engage community and invite cross-generational learning
- Provide interdisciplinary reflections of real life
- Function as catalysts for change
Acadia students Rowan, Sarah, Rudy, Enricque, Bruno, and Riley proudly showcasing their Dremel Digilab creations.