Making Makers: The Maker Scouts
The Exploratory has been providing making opportunities for young children in Los Angeles for two years through makeshops, public events, in class programs, camps, birthday parties, and educator...
View ArticleMaker Scouts Get Busy
Our first session of the Maker Scouts Los Angeles featured sneak peeks at different making materials to show young children what some possibilities are. We have many scouts who have not had any real...
View ArticleMaker Scouts Love Bugs
As educators, we are always seeking subjects that are robust enough to allow children to have choices and are gender neutral to maximize engagement. The Exploratory specializes in developing projects...
View ArticleMaker Scouts: Light it Up
As the Los Angeles host for the Maker Education Initiative's Maker Corp program, The Exploratory has had the honor of seeing 18+ adults using the same materials that we use with 4+ Maker Scouts and...
View ArticleMaker Scouts: Tell Stories
For young makers, making is more than learning how to use a particular tool or a technique. It's experiencing the power of a material, technology, or tool as a language of self expression. It's PLAYING...
View ArticleMaker Scouts: Bringing Minecraft Alive for Maker Faire
The Maker Scouts have entered the independent project phase of this session and with Minecraft practically haven taken over their brains, it was no surprise that they wanted to make something Minecraft...
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