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Thank You Maker VISTA Cohort I & II

August 12, 2015 by Chloe Leave a Comment

A Reflection by the Maker VISTA project director    As year two of the Maker VISTA project comes to a close, it is imperative that I take time to recognize and salute Cohort I & II. These foundation cohorts were instrumental in the development and growth of the Maker VISTA project.   For every VISTA […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker VISTA Tagged With: AmeriCorps, Maker Ed, VISTA

What’s Happening, May & June 2015

July 1, 2015 by Chloe Leave a Comment

What’s Happening, May & June 2015

Welcome back to our ongoing series highlighting “What’s Happening” at our Maker VISTA sites. Each monthly post will quickly introduce what our subsites have been up to during the past month (or two!), and include a link for more information. Maker VISTA is dedicated to eradicating poverty and supports Maker Ed’s mission to create more opportunities […]

Filed Under: Maker VISTA, News, What's Happening Tagged With: AmeriCorps, Assemble, DHF, Digital Harbor Foundation, LCCS, Lighthouse Creativity Lab, Maker VISTA, OC STEM, Ravenswood, VISTA

VISTAGrad, July 2015

June 26, 2015 by Chloe 1 Comment

VISTAGrad, July 2015

This July, seven of our Maker VISTA Members will be concluding their 365 days of service. Our Maker VISTA members have exhibited passion, commitment and hard work by confronting poverty through collaborative development of organizational, administrative and financial capacity for their host organizations. Maker VISTA members worked onsite with their partner organization to foster collective […]

Filed Under: Maker VISTA, News Tagged With: AmeriCorps, Maker VISTA, VISTA, VISTAGrad

The Maker VISTA Project Expands

April 2, 2015 by Chloe Leave a Comment

The Maker VISTA Project Expands

In May 2015, the Maker VISTA community will welcome four new sites and six VISTA members to join its vision in transforming education for poverty-stricken communities. The Maker VISTA Project is transforming education nationwide for youth disadvantaged by poverty through Maker Education. The project’s ambitious mission will be strengthened in scale and reach with  the […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker VISTA, News Tagged With: AmeriCorps VISTA, Maker VISTA, VISTA

Hi! I’m Chloe

January 7, 2015 by Chloe Leave a Comment

Hi! I’m Chloe

  I can’t tell you how many times my roommate of 5 years now has said to me, “You have too much time on your hands”. This is her default response whenever she’s found me taking apart a computer monitor, frankenstiening whatever ingredients I could find in our kitchen into some kind of dessert, creating […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed Staff, Maker VISTA, News Tagged With: Chloe, Maker VISTA, Staff, VISTA

Maker Ed Expands Reach of AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership

April 8, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff 3 Comments

New VISTA Members will impact thousands in high poverty communities throughout the United States By Rachel Goldman Alper, Director of Strategic Alliances The Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) will expand its AmeriCorps VISTA project from its California focus to include five underserved communities throughout the United States.  Ten new VISTA members and a VISTA leader […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker VISTA, News Tagged With: VISTA

See SAM Grow: Saturdays at the Sanger SAM Academy

April 3, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

  by Janet Miller and Victoria Cortez SAM’s doors opened in late September and her VISTAs, Janet and Victoria, arrived on November 25, 2013. While walls were still being painted, the show went on for “OSOT,” one of the thousand or so acronyms the VISTAs are still learning but “out-of-school-time” is what SAM is all […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker VISTA, News, Young Makers Tagged With: art, Diego Rivera, Fresno, Maker Ed, Mural, Music, Paper Mache, SAM Academy, Sanger, STEAM, STEM, VISTA, Young Makers

#40Forward: Maker Ed’s female-focused efforts for 2014

March 25, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff 1 Comment

At Maker Ed, we believe that every child is a maker. We aim to celebrate the inclusivity of making, and this month in particular, we are highlighting our work with female makers, supported by a boost from Google for Entrepreneurs’ #40Forward campaign. Encouraging more women and girls to participate in the maker movement is part of […]

Filed Under: Community, News, Young Makers Tagged With: #40Forward, #GoogleForEntrep, #women, Lighthouse Creativity Lab, Maker Corps, National Girls Collaborative Project, VISTA, Young Makers

Who is Jeremy…

March 10, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Hello Maker World, I’m Jeremy, the “middle child” of the three new staff members of the Maker Ed Family.  I am truly happy to be joining Maker Ed as the first VISTA Leader.  You may be thinking, what’s a VISTA?  Good question!  AmeriCorps VISTAs are individuals dedicated to eliminating poverty within the United States.  We […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed Staff, News Tagged With: Staff, VISTA

Maker Corps Host Sites in Miami, FL

March 6, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

A S.T.E.A.M.ing hot Maker Ed coalition is coming to Miami! Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, MIAMade at The LAB Miami, and REM Learning Center’s Play Make Share Program are proud to be teaming up with Maker Education Initiative to kickstart Maker Education in Miami-Dade County Florida. As hosts of the Maker Corps Summer […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Corps, News Tagged With: Education, Maker Corps, Maker Faire, Makerspace, Museums, Schools, STEAM, Teachers, Tinkering, VISTA

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