Makerspace

Every week, fourth-grade walks down the stairs and lets their creative juices flow. When we visit Seabury's makerspace, we craft hot air balloons, swords and shields, costumes, toys, decorations, and more! 

The school's makerspace is a well-stocked room full of every crafting item you can imagine. When visiting, each student decides what they'd like to make and then they get to work! Some weeks, a prompt for creating is given (such as creating a classroom decoration). Most of the time, though, students are free to design and create whatever they'd like. 

Having a chance to visit the makerspace each week has helped our class grow more confident. When things don't work as planned, students learn to try again! Consistently crafting in this way helps students develop their creativity and problem solving skills. Plus, it's so much fun!

Marble Run Challenge!

This week, our class tackled our hardest STEM challenge yet – not only were they tasked with creating a working marble run, they also had to create a Hagia Sophia structure. Students learned how to appropriately scale their creations using the measurements of the real Hagia Sophia, a grand mosque in Istanbul. 

The class was split into assigned groups, challenging their teamwork skills on top of everything else! Throughout the project, we discussed strategies for working through different ideas, cooperation, and positivity when working on a difficult group task.

Watch our exit interviews to see the marble runs in action and hear from each student about their hard work.