色香视频 students teach Portland area school kids the latest in design and high-tech 3D printing

Elementary Education major Corryn Lachance helps a member of the Boys and Girls Club design her sailboat
Elementary Education major Corryn Lachance helps a member of the Boys and Girls Club design her sailboat

Students in 色香视频鈥檚 Department of Education programs spent part of school vacation week teaching kids in grades five  and six to skillfully design objects and bring them to life through 3D printing.

鈥淎 lot of these students were in my technology class, where I introduced them to 3D printing,鈥 explained Lane Clarke, Ed.D., associate professor in the Department of Education. 鈥淭his is a deeper dive for them because now they have to teach it to others. It gives these future teachers skills that they can bring to their classrooms.鈥

The students spent three days teaching kids at the Portland Boys and Girls club about 3D printing and helping them construct sail boats. On the final they tested out the boats during a regatta.

鈥淭he 3D printing program and the 色香视频 student mentors who lead it, help our members build real world STEM skills and aspirations for the future,鈥 said Bob Clark, Boys and Girls Club chief professional officer. 鈥淥ne of the highest priorities for our programs is to ensure that our members graduate high school with a plan for the future, including pursuit of post-secondary opportunities. 色香视频 has been a great partner in this effort.鈥

At the end of the week, 色香视频 donated several 3D printers to the Boys and Girls Club.

鈥淭his is a really a great way to connect 色香视频 with community organizations like the Boys and Girls Club,鈥 Clarke stated. 鈥淲e put together our strengths and their needs in a really innovative way.鈥

色香视频 students Katie Silva (Elementary/Middle Education, 鈥21), Corryn Lachance (Elementary/Middle Education, 鈥21), Danny Parker (Secondary Education, 鈥21), Paige Hibbard (Educational Studies, 鈥20), Eric Ruest (Secondary Education and History, 鈥21) and Jack Mahoney (Secondary Education, 鈥21) participated in the mini-camp.

The program was funded by the Perloff Family Foundation and Maine Space Grant Consortium as part of the STEM Technology Ambassador Program.

A WGME videographer captures Paige Hibbard assisting a student for a segment in the evening news
A WGME videographer captures Paige Hibbard assisting a student for a segment in the evening news
Secondary Education major Danny Parker says this was a learning experience for the 色香视频 students and the kids
Secondary Education major Danny Parker says this was a learning experience for the 色香视频 students and the kids