A Making Space is a collaborative working environment designed to allow students to transform their ideas into tangible products through tinkering, making, and engineering. These spaces put student agency and interest at the center, encouraging learners to see themselves as capable of improving the design of the world around them
Testimonials
Impact through their eyes
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Namaste. My name is Bharat Chayada, and I am the president of our Making Space. We are learning to create new things every day in our Making Space. Our dedicated teachers have been very helpful in teaching us and finding new content. If we encounter any difficulties or don’t know how to make something, we use our school’s smart board and YouTube to find solutions.
Before we established Making Space, we didn’t have a dedicated area to tinker and create. Thanks to our teachers, we now have this space to gain hands-on experiences, and it’s truly enjoyable.
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My name is Roshni Tharu. I am in 8th grade at Panchakanya Secondary School. I am the co-Treasurer of the STEAM Club. Initially, I was curious about what happens in this club and how things work, but as I got more involved, I found it really interesting. In the making space, we not only learn but also have a lot of fun. I enjoy creating electronic circuits and work with LED lights, buzzers, motors, and Arduino.
Recently, I made a coin bank using cardboard that I found on the internet. It started with a simple cardboard lock, but now I find it easy to create more complex projects with cardboard. When I visit the Making Space, I feel excited about making things. I’m also interested in collaborating with others to build a robot that can help us with our work.
The making space has been a good learning experience so far. I wonder how we can further develop this club and introduce new ideas to other new members. It would be great to share what we learn with everyone.
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Engagement of my school with the Making Space project of Karkhana Samuha and choosing Novel Engineering as a theme for our Making space is another turning point for me. The birth of the idea however took place as we had to merge our library and Making Space due to lack of space in our school. We are now happy that we could make some steps towards inculcating a reading culture in students as well as engineering design skills at the same time. The best part of this project is that we chose only girl students for after school sessions in order to encourage girls to excel in the field of engineering. We expect this kind of positive discrimination will empower our girls to compete with their fellow boys in their class in STEM subjects.
Overall, the journey of Saraswati Niketan Making Space has been a topflight. I would like to thank the entire team of Karkhana Samuha for this opportunity.