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Making Change & Taking Stock: How the Maker VISTA Program Impacted Schools & Communities

January 15, 2019 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Making Change & Taking Stock: How the Maker VISTA Program Impacted Schools & Communities

After five inspiring and challenging years, we have concluded our Americorps Maker VISTA program. Each of our VISTA members, working at various partner sites nationwide, came to this program with different perspectives, and focused on different projects—yet they all remain connected by a steadfast commitment to service and community. In the last two years, Maker VISTA members have radically evolved the environments of educational spaces across five states, thirteen schools, an entire school district, a university STEM department and six nonprofit organizations impacting over 8,800 students. We are proud of their accomplishments, and can’t wait to see what’s next! Read more…

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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Salmon Public Library

October 1, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Salmon Public Library

Jesse Hunt, who recently completed his Americorps Maker VISTA year of service at a public library in Salmon, Idaho, reflects on the unique achievements and challenges of teaching making in a rural community. “Over the course of my VISTA year, what I have found in making is an antidote to helplessness, and a way to teach self-efficacy and self-sufficiency to the next generation.” Read more…

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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Making it Happen!

September 17, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Making it Happen!

After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members to reflect on their experiences and accomplishments this past school year. Each of our VISTA members, working at various partner sites nationwide, came to this […]

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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Leadership Growth!

September 10, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Leadership Growth!

After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members to reflect on their experiences and accomplishments this school year. Each of our VISTA members, working at various partner sites nationwide, came to this program […]

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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: A Fantastic Big Risk!

September 4, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: A Fantastic Big Risk!

After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members to reflect on their experiences and accomplishments this school year. In this post, Trina Lafata, a VISTA member who recently completed her year serving at ReCreate, shares more about how she, and the youth and educators she served, have been affected by maker-centered learning and capacity building. Read more…

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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Looking to the Future!

August 16, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Looking to the Future!

Maker VISTAs Anna Milada Grossi and Claire Tiffany-Appleton found it difficult to put their year as VISTAs into words, not because of a lack of projects, events, or tasks, but from the challenge of categorizing the relationships they’ve established and the future outcomes of all their work at Lighthouse and Lodestar. Read more…

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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Inspiring Passion and Confidence!

August 10, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Inspiring Passion and Confidence!

After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members to reflect on their experiences and accomplishments this school year. In this post, Carey Habiger, a VISTA member who recently completed her year serving at San Fernando Middle School, shares more about how she and the youth and educators she served, have been affected by maker-centered learning and capacity building. Read more…

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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Bigger and Better Than Ever Before!

August 7, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Bigger and Better Than Ever Before!

After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact and success of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members to reflect on their experiences and accomplishments this school year. In this post, Khalil Pettway, a VISTA member serving at Drew Charter School, shares more about how he, and the youth and educators he serves, have been affected by maker-centered learning and capacity building. Read more…

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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Stories and Gratitude from Our 5th and Final Year of Programming

August 3, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Stories and Gratitude from Our 5th and Final Year of Programming

Since fall of 2013, Maker Ed has had the honor of running the Maker VISTA program in partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Through the incredible and enduring work of partner sites and members within their respective communities, we have carried forth the mission of the AmeriCorps VISTA program by using making as a tool to address systemic issues in education in unique and substantial ways. Maker Ed made the hard decision to discontinue the VISTA program last year, and in September 2018, we will conclude our Maker VISTA program. Read more…

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