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Malvern Maker Space

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In Malvern's Learning Commons you will find our Makerspace and Play-kerspace.  This is an area where students are provided with materials and opportunities to tinker and create their own learning in a non-traditional way.  Throughout the year students are presented with challenges that they will be invited to complete using the materials, including technology, provided in the Learning Commons' Makerspace. They are also welcome to complete these challenges outside of the Learning Commons as well. Students work on these challenges will not be seamless, as we want them to learn that creation is a systematic process including small failures and changes.  However their efforts and final products will be recognized.  Students will find their work recognized in class and school wide initiatives including morning announcements, and school recognition assemblies like Friday Live.  To learn more about the current and past challenges continue reading.

Makerspace vs Play-ker Space? 

We have two different spaces in our Learning Commons:  a MAKERspace and a PLAY-kerspace.  These share common goals but are geared towards different audiences with different approaches.  The Play-kerspace is designed with our youngest learners in mind and they learn more through play.  Our Play-kerspace contains 24 different box choices including choices that teach coding, math, spelling, and most of all collaborative play that encourages communication.  The Makerspace contains materials appropriate for our older students including a weekly STEAM based challenge.  There are materials for learning about circuits, coding, video game building, and collaborative work.  Learn more here.

Previous Challenges

Maker Events

Complete Challenge of the Week Master Collection 2017-18

Other Challenges:
Augmented Reality
Social Media
Storytelling
Build It
Dog Fest T-Shirt Design Contest​
Reading: Best Book EVER!
Book Trailers
Local Heroes
Library Week
Poetry

Drama
Lego Challenge
Lego Challenge 2
December Tic Tac Toe
Give Thanks
Create a Comic
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Kid Principal
Paper Airplanes

Self-Portraits
How to Raise a Hero: English challenge or Desafío en español
Cardboard Arcade
  • In-N-Out Burger Truck & Book Fair Fundraisers
  • Cardboard Challenge 
  • 1 night Cardboard Arcade
  • Challenge of the week:  Cardboard Construction

Maker Faire
  • Daily Maker Schoolwide Challenges
  • Learning Commons Stations
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  • Home
    • About Malvern LC
    • Malvern Makerspace >
      • Coding
  • Find a Book
    • Book Fair
  • E-Books
  • Links
  • Calendar
  • Contact
  • Teachers