Engineering & Design

Welcome to the BIG Lab: The Creative Center of Campus

Located in the heart of our school, the BIG Lab is the creative center of our campus. This 3,000-square-foot educational makerspace is the largest of its kind in the region. The lab provides a space where students in preschool through 8th grade can imagine the possibilities as they design, tinker and innovate.

The Tools to Fuel the Imagination

The BIG lab is equipped with everything students need to bring their ideas to life. We have a fully functional woodshop complete with a drill press, miter saw, and hand tools, as well as a laser cutter and vacuum former. There are computers, 3D printers, a green screen, a sound booth and digital recording equipment. The lab contains plenty of smaller materials— motors, LEDs, and other circuitry and robotics components and a large assortment of crafting materials—that students use to complete their projects. In keeping with our commitment to sustainability, many of our crafting materials are recycled objects.

A Selection of Past BIG Lab Projects

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Preschool
Experimented with Van de Graaff generator

Prekindergarten
Made cars with working wheels and axles

Kindergarten
Invented and tested wind measuring devices

1st Grade
Designed inclusive playgrounds for special needs children

2nd Grade
Made robotic dioramas

3rd Grade
Created working models of Oregon Trail wagons

4th Grade
Made LED-lighted maps

5th Grade
Built models of imagined ancient civilizations

6th Grade
Designed casino games to study probability

7th Grade
Made turbines to produce electricity

8th Grade
Invented and prototyped wearable technologies