Tinkerspace

In the simplest terms, a TinkerSpace is our Goldwood version of a MakerSpace.  It is a space that provides hands-on, creative ways for students to design, experiment, and invent as they engage in science, engineering, and tinkering. Our TinkerSpace is that and MORE! Our TinkerSpace morphs and changes with the curriculum, the season and with the students’ interests.

But…if you ask your kids, they will say that they get to play.  They aren’t wrong. It is, however, play with a purpose.

Our TinkerSpace is a place where:

• questions are encouraged

• curiosity is sparked

• challenges are accepted

• mistakes inspire creativity

• there are no wrong answers

• problem solving is nurtured

• differences are accepted

• students and curriculum guide the journey

• the grown-up isn’t always the expert

• we say, “Let’s find out!”

“Tinker’s Bill of Rights”

In our TinkerSpace:

• we make messes (and clean them up)

• we make mistakes (because we learn from them)

• we take stuff apart (and put it back together)

• we ask questions (to help us figure things out)

• we read (to find out why and for fun)

• we write (to express our ideas)

• we explore (to find new passions)

• we create (because it’s beautiful)