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Calling All Makers! Free Resources from Design Squad Maker

June 23, 2022 by Isabel Leave a Comment

Calling All Makers! Free Resources from Design Squad Maker

Our friends at Design Squad Maker and GBH Boston PBS have an amazing new project we want to promote: their new Design Squad Maker tool-kit and app! Tailored for youth aged 8-11 and their caregivers, this offering arrives at the perfect time–ready for the summer vacation season. Read more about these organizations, their work, and […]

Filed Under: Learning Approaches, News, Partnerships, Project Ideas, Videos + Project Guides, Young Makers Tagged With: for caregivers, for youth, Museums, Project Ideas, STEM

Addressing white terrorism and anti-Asian hate

March 18, 2021 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

We are writing with broken hearts after eight individuals, six of whom were Asian women, were slain after another devastating event of white supremacy and white male rage in Atlanta on Tuesday.  Anti-Asian hate and misogyny are rife in America, around the world, and in our own Bay Area community. While incidences of hate and […]

Filed Under: Community, News, Resources, Young Makers Tagged With: equity, Schools

Calling all Young Makers! Exhibit Your Project at Maker Faire Bay Area

March 10, 2017 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Calling all Young Makers! Exhibit Your Project at Maker Faire Bay Area

Maker Ed is once again thrilled to offer Young Makers the opportunity to exhibit their original work at Maker Faire Bay Area in 2017! Since 2012, over 1,200 youth, representing clubs supported by Maker Ed’s Young Makers program, have showcased more than 350 unique projects at Maker Faire, where they are able to take pride and […]

Filed Under: Young Makers

Maker Ed Partners with the Boy Scouts’ Exploring Program and Cognizant to Expand Opportunities for Making to Youth

October 7, 2016 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE Maker Ed Partners with the Boy Scouts’ Exploring Program and Cognizant to Expand Opportunities for Making to Youth Partnership will expand the reach and impact of Maker Ed’s Young Makers program.  OAKLAND, CA, Oct. 7, 2016 Maker Ed is excited to announce a unique partnership with The Boy Scouts of America’s Exploring program and […]

Filed Under: Press, Young Makers

The Future of the World in a Hot Air Balloon: Young Makers at Maker Faire Bay Area 2016

June 2, 2016 by Justin Boner Leave a Comment

The Future of the World in a Hot Air Balloon: Young Makers at Maker Faire Bay Area 2016

As I made my way through this year’s labyrinthine Maker Faire Bay Area, I wasn’t prepared for what would end up catching and keeping my attention. The size, complexity, and novelty of the literal thousands of inventions were certainly impressive, if not inspiring, but they quickly receded into the background against the energy and animation […]

Filed Under: Community, Growing Up Making, Young Makers

The Buzz of Young Makers at Maker Faire 2015

June 3, 2015 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

The Buzz of Young Makers at Maker Faire 2015

Can you still feel the buzz? In addition to the shouts of joy and roaring bursts of gas-powered flames, there is always an energetic humming that surrounds Maker Faire Bay Area. This year, that buzz — for 3 days! — drew a lot of its inspiration and energy from young makers. The number of youth […]

Filed Under: Community, Growing Up Making, Maker Faire, News, Young Makers

Young Makers 2015: Physical Computing for mentors!

March 13, 2015 by Stephanie Chang 2 Comments

Young Makers 2015: Physical Computing for mentors!

Last Saturday, March 7, 2015, Maker Ed ran a professional development workshop for Young Makers mentors, entitled Physical Computing: Tinkering with Light, Sound, and Motion. With the generous support of the Google RISE award, we were thrilled to lead a workshop that introduced the concept of physical computing, an area that melds the physical with the […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Grants, News, Professional Development, Workshops, Young Makers

Young Makers 2015: Welcome our Regional Coordinators!

February 24, 2015 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

Young Makers 2015: Welcome our Regional Coordinators!

The Young Makers program is off to a new and exciting start this 2015 season! In the Bay Area, we have partnered with three fantastic organizations and key staff members within each organization to help reach more Young Makers, coordinate cohesive and exciting regional gatherings throughout the season, and bring together new and veteran communities, […]

Filed Under: Community, Growing Up Making, News, Workshops, Young Makers

Maker Ed Selected for Google RISE Award to Engage Underrepresented Youth in Computer Science Education

February 3, 2015 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Maker Ed Selected for Google RISE Award to Engage Underrepresented Youth in Computer Science Education

PRESS RELEASE Maker Ed Selected for Google RISE Award to Engage Underrepresented Youth in Computer Science Education Award will Support Maker Ed’s Young Makers Program To Offer New CS-Related Opportunitie Oakland, CA, February, 2015: Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) is thrilled to announce that it is a recipient of the 2015 Google RISE Award, a […]

Filed Under: Grants, Press, Young Makers

Seeking Young Makers 2015 Bay Area Regional Coordinators

December 16, 2014 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

Seeking Young Makers 2015 Bay Area Regional Coordinators

Maker Ed is delighted to announce new opportunities related to our Young Makers program for 2015! As in past years, the Young Makers program brings together youth with adult and teen mentors who, together, create a youth-driven project for exhibition at a showcase event. Along the way, they work through challenges with both mentors and […]

Filed Under: Community, Grants, Maker Faire, News, Professional Development, Young Makers

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