A Place to Imagine, Innovate, and Inspire
A Maker Studio, often referred to as a “makerspace,” is a creative and interactive environment where people learn through hands-on experiences. It’s a place filled with tools, materials, and inspiration, similar to an artist’s studio or a woodshop, where ideas are explored, tested, and brought to life. Learning here is centered around making tangible, personally meaningful projects that can be shared with others. The Maker Studio makes creative processes visible and encourages experimentation, revision, and collaboration. It's a space where people come together to build, learn from each other, and grow as a community.
Our Maker Studio will provide the tools, space, and environment for creativity, collaboration, and hands-on learning. With large tables for projects, room for equipment and specialized tools, it’s designed to support a wide range of making experiences. While making can happen anywhere, the Maker Studio will serve as an inviting, open space where people can explore, experiment, and connect with others to foster a community of creators and introduce more people to the joy and value of making.
Explore 3D printing, laser cutting, and prototyping tools to create physical objects from digital designs.
Use microcontrollers, sensors, and LEDs to design interactive systems and explore real-world applications of coding and electronics.
Explore traditional crafts with modern twists, integrate circuitry with textiles, design wearables using e-textiles, or use code to program and stitch embroidered designs.
3D Printers
Universal PLS6.150D Laser Cutter
Cricut Maker 4
Microcontrollers and accessories (micro:bit, Adafruit Circuit Playground, servo motors)
Paper circuits (conductive tape, LEDs)
Brother Embroidery/Sewing Machines
Juki Surger
Yarn & Looms
E-textile kits (Lilypad Arduino)
Prototyping kits (Strawbees, Makedo)
Rulers, compasses, cutting mats
Paints, brushes, canvases, collage materials
Recycled plastics, paper, cardboard, acrylic, fabric
Tools for deconstruction, reconstruction, repair, and mending
Maker-centered learning is an approach that invites learners to create, build, and experiment as part of the learning process. It emphasizes making as a powerful way to explore ideas, solve problems, and apply knowledge in personally meaningful, real-world contexts. Rather than just reading about a concept, like how circuits work, students might build a light-activated sensor to understand electronics through direct experience.
This approach overlaps with other hands-on pedagogies such as inquiry-based and project-based learning, but it stands out for its focus on creativity, iteration, and tangible outcomes. Maker-centered learning is also deeply transdisciplinary, naturally integrating science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM), along with communication, design, and critical thinking.
At its core, maker-centered learning motivates learners by giving them agency and purpose. It also supports educators in shifting their practice, helps young people engage in meaningful learning experiences, and brings families and communities together through shared acts of making.
We offer bi-monthly studio workshops for educators and free playshops for families and community members to explore and learn together.
Stay in touch! There are more opportunities and events to come!
Aims Center for Math and Science Education
