Category: Community

  • Making MAKING Journals

    By Jessica Gray Schipp, Maker AmeriCorps VISTA at the Lighthouse Community Charter School Creativity Lab Journal, sketchbook, notebook, blog, book, diary, scrapbook, daybook, log — no matter what you call these information […]

  • Maker AmeriCorps VISTA at the Da Vinci Center in Stockton, CA: Connecting Community Through Making

    Abigail Avila & Thomas Hornyak were sworn in to the VISTA program as part of the Maker Ed Initiative on Nov. 22nd in L.A. The next day they moved to their […]

  • Maker Corps at The Exploratory in Culver City, CA

    by Jean Kaneko, Chief Tinkerer The Exploratory is pumped and ready for our 2nd year as a Maker Corps Host Site. The Exploratory is located in Culver City CA and […]

  • The Exploratory and Maker Guilds of Los Angeles

    Co-authored by Max Nishimura  and Danielle Owens The Exploratory was a project that originated from summer camps. Jean, our founder and ‘chief tinkerer’, wanted to provide her son and his […]

  • Introduction to Stephanie Chang

    Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Chang, and I have the honor of being Maker Ed’s Director of Youth Engagement. I also have a confession to make: I am 4-5 months late […]

  • MAKESHOP at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

    by Rebecca Grabman, MAKESHOP Manager MAKESHOP at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is excited to welcome a second year of Maker Corps Members in 2014! As part of the museum’s mission to […]

  • Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland, CA

    by Aaron Vanderwerff The Lighthouse Creativity Lab: Call for Makers  The Lighthouse Creativity Lab is excited to be able to host two Maker Corps Members as we embark on our first […]

  • DIY Girls in Los Angeles, CA

    by Luz Rivas, Founder and Executive Director DIY Girls: Making, Playing and Exploring DIY Girls’ mission is to increase girls’ interest in technology, engineering and making through innovative educational experiences. […]

  • Maker Corps 2014 Host Site – Assemble

    Introducing Assemble A Community Space for Art + Technology Founded in 2011, Assemble is an open community space for arts and technology located in Pittsburgh’s urban Friendship/Garfield neighborhood. We unite […]

  • The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota

    by Justin Spencer, Youth & Family Program Manager  The Bakken Museum, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is dedicated to inspiring a passion for science and its potential for social good by helping people, […]