MakerSpace
The what, where, why and how of MakerSpace at Croydon Park
What is a MakerSpace?
"The maker movement is a growing community of artists, scientists, craftspeople, amateurs, professionals, tinkerer, and engineers celebrating personal creativity, ingenuity, and empowerment."
Where are Makerspaces found?
Robots and Dinosaurs in Meadowbank
Makerspace & Co in Marrickville
Solidifier in Darlinghurst
UNSW Art & Design's Makerspace
An increasing number of schools are providing makerspaces for their students.
Why have a MakerSpace?
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (2008)
-> General Capabilities in the Australian Curriculum:
"assist students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century" (acara, 2013)
ICT capability
Critical and creative thinking
Personal and social capability
- Ethical understanding
With current trends with jobs and workforce, students will need creativity and innovation; be prepared to fail, and to know how to learn.
They will be The Creatives, The Doers; working with others, in teams, collaborating
http://www.nbnco.com.au/blog/meet-the-workers-of-the-future.html
Dresden Optics: https://dresden.com.au/our-story/
How does the CPPS MakerSpace work?
Student-led, student-run, student-focussed
Making opportunities include:
- Coding
- Makey Makey
- Ozobots
- Lego Wall
- Crochet
- Origami
Further Details
D. Ratcliffe
Email: deirdre.ratcliffe@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: http://cppslibrary.weebly.com/
Location: Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park, New South Wales, Australia
Phone: (02) 9797 9753
Twitter: @d_ratcliffe