We are thrilled to announce our Maker Corps Host Sites for 2015! For the third year of Maker Corps, Maker Ed will collaborate with more than forty organizations to host Maker Corps Members throughout the summer to bring maker activities and approaches to the communities that they serve.
(Our interactive map may be found here).
Our Maker Corps 2015 Host Sites represent an inclusive spectrum of youth-serving organizations and programs with ten museums, eight schools and school districts, seven libraries, four science centers, several after-school and community-based programs, a summer camp, a university, and a creative re-use center:
Museums
Arkansas Discovery Network, AR
Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago, IL
Children’s Creativity Museum, San Francisco, CA
Children’s Discovery Museum, Normal, IL
Children’s Museum of Houston, Houston, TX
EdVenture Children’s Museum, Columbia, SC
Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History, Ft. Worth, TX
MAKESHOP at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
The Children’s Museum of the Upstate, Greenville, SC
Libraries
Hubbard Public Library, Hubbard, OH
Keene Public Library, Keene, NH
MACH1 Makerspace @ Phoenix Public Library, Phoenix, AZ
Millvale Community Library, Millvale, PA
North Logan City Library, North Logan, UT
Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, MN
Wilson County Public Libraries, Wilson County, TX
Schools
Albemarle County Public Schools, Charlottesville, VA
Digital Harbor Foundation, Baltimore, MD
Kentucky Country Day School, Louisville, KY
Mamaroneck School District, Mamaroneck, NY
REM Learning Center, Miami, FL
St. James Academy, Monkton, MD
Tehama County Department of Education, Red Bluff, CA
Wooster School, Danbury, CT
Science Centers
Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ
Children’s Science Center, Herndon, VA
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH
Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
Makerspaces & After-School and Community-Based Programs:
Art 120, Chattanooga, TN
Assemble, Pittsburgh, PA
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence, Lawrence, MA
Lab:Revolution the 4-H Technology Playground and Makerspace, Farmington, MO
OLÉ – Organizers in the Land of Enchantment, Albuquerque, NM
Progressive Arts Alliance, Cleveland, OH
YWCA Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
Creative Re-Use Programs:
ReCreate, Roseville, CA
Summer Camp Programs:
French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, Hancock, NY
University Programs:
The Art of Invention @ Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Stay tuned for more information about each organization. To apply to be a Maker Corps Member, please submit your application for consideration.
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