Return of the WoodCats!
September 10, 2018
The WoodCats Club, sponsored by Mr. Patrick Egan, had a great first meeting of the year on Friday.
Geodesic Dome Prototype Build
August 24, 2018
7th grade students in the new Art-Spanish-History elective class are starting the year by building a geodesic dome. They plan to use the dome as an audio/visual display of student course work. Check out these photos of the kids building prototypes. Great idea, team Baker-Orsini-Campbell!!
Back in Business!!
August 15, 2018
School has started and the Innovation Lab is back open for business!! If you’ve got a great idea for your class, come sign up in the lab with one of the managers! You can also sign out tools and materials to take back to your STEAMy classroom!! We’ve added a few new items, including this … More Back in Business!!
STEAM Fair
March 26, 2018
On Saturday, the STEAM team made up of teachers and the Steam Council members met from 2:00-4:00pm for the STEAM Show. The show was made up of two main areas, the Play Ground on Love Patio and the Show in Broyles Art Center.
Cinderella is the STEAM Queen..
March 21, 2018
Today marks my 6th month in the Steam Lab! I’ve learned SO0O0ooo much in the short amount of time that I’ve been an employee of the lab. On some days, you feel like Disney’s poor Cinderella, toiling away with ruined paint brushes that will never clean and spilled glue… Will the children ever learn to … More Cinderella is the STEAM Queen..
NAIS 2018: Westminster MakerSpace
March 10, 2018
The Westminster Steam Lab brought a mini-version of our Lab to the National Association of Independent School Conference in Atlanta March 8-9, 2018. The X-Carve, robotics pit, and Jennifer Baker’s hover boards stole the show and won over the crowd. We also featured Arduinos, Hummingbirds, our sewing cart, art cart, and electronics cart … More NAIS 2018: Westminster MakerSpace
Transforming Pallets into Flags
March 7, 2018
This project is every steam lab managers’ dream come true! An interdisciplinary, 6th and 7th grade project, transforming old pallets into different South American countries’ flags! History teacher, Mr. Egan, and Spanish Teacher, Mrs. Taylor, put 6th and 7th graders into small groups, assigned each group a country, taught them how to use the equipment, … More Transforming Pallets into Flags
Stop Motion Animation
February 28, 2018
Students in Ms. Blodgett’s 6th grade art classes have spent several week creating stop-motion animation videos using our Hue Animation cameras and software. Ms. Blodgett asked the students to focus on a coming of age storyline and character development in addition to the craftsmanship, staging, and lighting of the production. Here are some photos of … More Stop Motion Animation
X-Carve has joined the Lab!
February 25, 2018
In the Tool Shop we’ve added a great, new machine called X-Carve. Check out this video to find out more about it! Our upper school intern, Katherine Hennessy, has been testing out different carving setting. Here she is carving a stamp for the steam lab.
Making a Chinese New Year Dragon
February 17, 2018
It’s the year of the dog, and the whole school is celebrating Chinese New Year! To make it even more special, students in Ms. Zhu’s classes took 2 weeks to build a dragon for the Chinese New Year Middle School Assembly in addition to hosting Chinese exchange students! First, Mrs. Zhu came to the Lab with … More Making a Chinese New Year Dragon
