With Grace, our New Makerspace

Inside of our glorious new Makerspace HaSadna* (The Workshop) sitting behind pristine butcher block tables on the very first day of school, students could not contain their excitement. “Are you kidding? Is this really ours?” “This is just plain awesome; when can we get started?” “I am so excited to work with all of these new materials and different machines!”

Grandparent Rose-Jane Sulman’s gift to us will change the way we, at JCDS, enhance students’ learning by allowing us to further integrate our various academic disciplines. This space gives our children a place to work and learn collaboratively. Within our beautiful new HaSadna, replete with a myriad of hands-on learning tools, students will be stimulated and inspired to create, invent, and learn together to better understand the interconnected nature of the world in which we live.

It is with great gusto that we anticipate a new year of discovery, creativity, and learning in our Makerspace. Stay tuned for a full article about this wonderful addition to our school in the Spring edition of Sparks.

*HaSadna, translated as, “The Workshop” has two apt meanings, both “a space to build and tinker,” and also “a workshop to stretch our thinking, problem solve, and practice collaboration.”