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Maker Moments: Snapshots from Maker VISTA

March 15, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

Maker Moments: Snapshots from Maker VISTA

Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and the wider community through partnership development, volunteer recruitment, and much more.

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CSUSM STEM Center

February 26, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

CSUSM STEM Center

Similar to his Maker VISTA colleague Jamera Jones in Atlanta, Maker VISTA member Alvin Heido has come up against some promotion- and buy-in building obstacles in his work at CSUSM […]

Filed Under: MV 2018-02, non-blog

Salmon Public Library

February 26, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

Salmon Public Library

January at Salmon Public Library was a big month for middle schoolers. Amidst adults-versus-kids dodgeball games (totally fair) and discovering that, 13 years later, Panic! At The Disco is still […]

Filed Under: MV 2018-02, non-blog

Lighthouse/ Lodestar

February 26, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

Lighthouse/ Lodestar

For the culmination of a month-long 3rd and 4th grade expedition on Natural Occurrences, Maker VISTA member Anna Grossi developed making projects based on Housing and Civil Engineering. Along with […]

Filed Under: MV 2018-02, non-blog

ReCreate

February 26, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

ReCreate

ReCreate’s mission for the new year is to engage participating families, students, and teachers and build stronger connections. Maker VISTA member Trina Lafata thought working with students from ReCreate’s after-school […]

Filed Under: MV 2018-02, non-blog

San Fernando Middle School

February 26, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

San Fernando Middle School

One of the goals of the Maker Education elective class at San Fernando Middle School this year was to get students involved in composting. Maker VISTA members Lyna Abal and […]

Filed Under: MV 2018-02, non-blog

STE(A)M Truck

February 26, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

STE(A)M Truck

At STE(A)M Truck in Atlanta, Maker VISTA member Jamera Jones has been in the throes of building an internship program from the ground up. To ensure that the organization obtains […]

Filed Under: MV 2018-02, non-blog

Drew Charter

February 26, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

Drew Charter

In January, Maker VISTA member Khalil Pettway helped facilitate a Maker Night for the Drew Charter School’s Elementary Academy. For the Maker Night, Khalil and staff members guided students and parents […]

Filed Under: MV 2018-02, non-blog

Maker Moments: Snapshots from Maker VISTA

January 17, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

Maker Moments: Snapshots from Maker VISTA

Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and the wider community through partnership development, volunteer recruitment, community building, resource creation, educator training, and much more.
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Filed Under: Maker Moments, Maker VISTA

Grass Valley

January 11, 2018 by Hadiyah Shabazz Leave a Comment

Grass Valley

In the final days of 2017, students, educators, and the Maker VISTA members of Grass Valley Elementary School in Oakland celebrated the culmination of their first-semester maker-centered learning unit with […]

Filed Under: MV 2018-01, non-blog

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