Our Makerspace

What's a Makerspace?

In our makerspace, students design, create, explore, collaborate, and build. We offer students the opportunity for hands-on critical thinking and problem solving by providing a variety of low tech and no-tech materials.

Perler Beads

This is a fan favorite! Students use these "melty beads" to follow or create patterns on a grid, then fuse them together with an iron to produce a piece of art.

Community Puzzle

Puzzles...you either love them or hate them. NFHS students seem to really LOVE them! The more challenging the design, the more determined they are to complete it.

Community Tabletop Loom

(designed and built by student Jacob Mattiace)

Learning Commons patrons can contribute to this ongoing textile project through the ancient art of weaving. The finished product will reflect the work of many hands and represent a community effort.

Coloring

You're never too old to color!

This is one of our most popular offerings. Students enjoy this activity as a means to unwind, unplug, and express their creativity either on their own or as a group with our large-scale community coloring sheets.

Strawbees Construction System

Strawbees use simple plastic connectors and straws to create 2D and 3D structures. The system encourages critical thinking and a and iterative process to address structural issues.

Marble Run

Students apply principles of physics (gravity, momentum, friction) and architecture as they design simple or complex pathways to successfully guide a marble from start to finish.

They build, test, and re-engineer their runs based on trial and error—a core tenet of the design process.

Vision Boards

A vision board is a collage of images, pictures, words, quotes, and affirmations that represent your goals for the future. Research shows that this activity helps participants reflect on what they truly want to accomplish and increases motivation to achieve their goals, particularly if the board is displayed where it can be seen regularly.

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