This summer our students (ages 10+) will team up to build bug machines. Our bug machine studio will exercise all of the learning tools, such as CAD and electronics, and next-gen skills that we teach. Students will be coached through a creative design process by two Ph.D. instructors and a team of student interns fromContinue reading “Sumer 2022 registration is open”
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Coming soon…
We are pleased to formalize our relationship with Santa Fe College by introducing our summer studio as a Santa Fe seminar. We will be launching a parallel internship and independent study program for our college students at Santa Fe. The best way to learn is to teach. These college students will be training with Dr.Continue reading “Coming soon…”
Build-a-boulder Launch
They did it! We did it! “Build-A-Boulder”, the first studio at Ascension Learning, has wrapped and was an amazing success! These 6 students printed 27 holds (designed over 30), learned #TinkerCAD, #3dprinting, #soldering, the basics of circuitry, and the fundamentals of #bouldering – all within a #designthinking paradigm. Here is our launch presentation: Thank youContinue reading “Build-a-boulder Launch”
BAB Day 7
A quick glimpse of our day today: iterate We’re halfway through our final week and our students have produced some amazing things! Their holds, the ones our students designed and printed, have fully replaced our “store bought” holds and they have started building routes. 10 days ago these students had little to no experience inContinue reading “BAB Day 7”
BAB Day 6
A quick glimpse of our day today: prototype and iterate All of our students now have prototype holds and their next round of prints look even more stunning! #3dprinting #tinkercad #iteration #designthinking #creativeprocess #bouldering #climbingholds #projectbasedlearning
BAB Day 5
A quick glimpse of our day today: model and prototype We wrapped week 1 with three #climbingholds printed (one from each team)! The students worked incredibly hard, and have designed 7 holds in total. Come Monday, each student will have their first hold printed and ready to bolt to the wall. Some out there mayContinue reading “BAB Day 5”
BAB Day 4
A quick glimpse of our day today: ideate and model Day 4 was all about transitioning from abstract ideas to 2D sketches to 3D models and our students blew it out of the water! Our students’ models are incredibly diverse. One team is building holds based on a story they dreamed up, one team hasContinue reading “BAB Day 4”
BAB Day 3
A quick glimpse of our day today: research and ideate Visiting experts help frame the problem, provide information for research, help to grow empathy, and (perhaps most importantly) connect us more deeply to our communities. Education, REAL education, does not occur in a vacuum and subject experts help us understand how it connects to otherContinue reading “BAB Day 3”
BAB Day 2
A quick glimpse of our day today: framework and research Our students learned how to use the dremel rotary tool for #postprocessing We learned how to send files to the #3dprinter and how to start a print We let lose our inner #ninjas We had another great day today! We can’t wait to share someContinue reading “BAB Day 2”
Build-a-boulder begins
Join Ascension Learning for a fun-filled creative-process studio – conveniently at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL. Our summer studio program offers an educational and fun opportunity for students of all ages to immerse themselves in the world of design thinking for two weeks of activities. Students will design their own climbing holds and routesContinue reading “Build-a-boulder begins”