Our Purpose:

Customize a vehicle through which we can "Test Drive" and share new educational technology across the School District of Pickens County!

STEAM Power at Crosswell Elementary SchoolFourth graders in Easley experiment with Rube Goldberg machines.

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This video highlights Crosswell Elementary School's Dr. Merritt, who is committed to STEM education! In this video, you will see some of the tools and lessons taught by the Driving Innovation Mobile Learning Lab.

Project Updates

Spring 2025

March was one for the books! Our Driving Innovation Learning Lab hit the road and made a BIG impact in just one month:

🧑‍🎓1,046 students

🏫4 amazing schools

💡Countless moments of curiosity, creativity, and hands-on STEM exploration!

From coding to engineering challenges, students dove into future-ready skills - and loved every second! ❤️Big things are coming... new tools and tech are rolling into the lab soon. Stay tuned!

Winter 2024

In the second quarter, we were able to serve 980 students at 7 of our elementary schools! Students have used Indi Cars, Sphero Bolt, Cubelets and book Creator during our lessons. Be on the look out next semester as our Learning Lab adds on a new focus area- Creation! Through our partnership with the Cilffs Communiity Outreach organization, the bus will be providing creation-based lessons using 3-D printing and a Glowforge! We are already excited to kick-off the new semester with new lessons, tools, and learning to come!

Fall 2024

We're excited to share with you that we have already been able to hit the road in the mobile learning lab this school year! The SDPC Carpentry Team did a beautiful job on the interior of the vehicle, and we were able to use district funds to purchase brand new tires.

In the first quarter, we were able to serve over 1,800 students in 26 classrooms at 5 of our elementary schools! Students have used Indi Cars, Sphero Bolt, Cubelets and Stop Motion Animation during lessons, and we are very excited about upcoming events!!

Summer 2024

Great Progress! Our partnership with CU has been excellent as they helped us design and acquire a brand-new wrap for the vehicle adding the SDPC Logo and branding alongside those of our valued partners. Though we had hoped it would be ready to showcase at the Vineyards event, it is rewarding to see how our design has come to life. We can't wait to show this off to our students and teachers when they return!

Currently, the district Carpentry Team is working on the interior of the vehicle, and we are excited to see the results. Next steps include outfitting the vehicle with an awning and a generator to support our electrical needs. If anyone has expertise or contacts in this area, please share!!

Spring 2024

The vehicle pictured in the proposal below comes with a substantial price tag and a lengthy timeline of two years, so we have modified our plans to help us get on the road to innovation sooner rather than later!

We are currently working with Clemson University on a mutually beneficial collaboration. This would allow us to acquire a less expensive STEM vehicle and create an opportunity for Clemson Engineering students to work with and learn alongside our students in SDPC.

While we work on the details and planning for this project, our Instructional Technology team has already purchased several engaging STEM kits for elementary learners. The team is able to hit the road with a wagon to deliver engaging instruction one classroom at a time.

Fall 2023

The vehicle pictured in the proposal below comes with a substantial price tag and a lengthy timeline of two years, so we have modified our plans to help us get on the road to innovation sooner rather than later!

We are currently working with Clemson University on a mutually beneficial collaboration. This would allow us to acquire a less expensive STEM vehicle and create an opportunity for Clemson Engineering students to work with and learn alongside our students in SDPC.

While we work on the details and planning for this project, our Instructional Technology team has already purchased several engaging STEM kits for elementary learners. The team is able to hit the road with a wagon to deliver engaging instruction one classroom at a time.

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