Makerspace

The Carney makerspace is a community-run space equipped with tools, resources, space, and training to support and inspire creativity and innovation. 

What are the benefits of a Makerspace?

• Forster Creativity

• Prepares students for the Future

• Encourages Community Engagement and Collaboration

The vision of our makerspace is to provide an inclusive and collaborative environment that encourages students to develop and enhance their skills in design, engineering, arts, and technology. 

Our Makerspace is located in the Carney Library and will be undergoing renovations over the Christmas break. Since it is a brand new space, students will have the unique opportunity to help design and develop the space. 

Here is a brief overview of some of the tools that will be available to students in the makerspace: 

• 3-D Printers: The current 3-D printers in the school will be moved to the Makerspace for greater accessibility 

• Laser Cutter: ???

• Arduino: Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs – light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message – and turn it into an output – activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. 

• Raspberry pi: The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a capable little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing, and to learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python. What’s more, the Raspberry Pi  has the ability to interact with the outside world, and has been used in a wide array of digital maker projects, from music machines and parent detectors to weather stations and tweeting birdhouses with infra-red camera