Popular Activity Returning to Maker Night 2017
Immanuel Lutheran Community Maker Night is back! Maker Night 2017 will be held on Tuesday, March 14 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Though varied, Community Maker Night activities will again follow the "Play, Make, Learn!" theme and will be STEAM-based. STEAM is an acronym for "Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math."
Austin Newbury, from Power Construction Company and a popular Maker Night 2016 guest expert, will demonstrate SketchUp, a 3D computer modeling program. Students will have the opportunity to use SketchUp themselves and discuss careers in construction and engineering with Newbury, giving them a glimpse into a fascinating world of possibilities. Newbury will be one of several Maker Night 2017 special guests. Other Maker Night activities, including those for preschoolers, will be announced soon.
What is the "Maker Movement?"
The Maker Movement encourages people of all ages to explore fixing, improving, and creating. Through the maker process, learning is promoted through play and experimentation. Students are encouraged to think outside the box as they design, build, and invent. Some activities are guided -with a stated goal to achieve - while others permit students to explore freely. Through this process, children and adults learn to take risks, to celebrate 'failures' as opportunities, and to develop a growth mindset that motivates a joy of learning and exploring. Creativity, communication, persistence, and teamwork are all by-products of a Maker Mindset.
If you have any questions about Immanuel Lutheran School, please contact Delaine Schiestel, Principal, at 847-359-1936. Immanuel Lutheran Church & School is located at 200 North Plum Grove Road (at Wood Street) in downtown Palatine, just two blocks east of the Palatine Metra Train Station.
About Immanuel Lutheran School
Immanuel Lutheran School spiritually and academically nurtures students (preschool - eighth grade) and provides a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, values and critical thinking which enables students to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Immanuel teachers recognize that they teach children, not subjects. The school is a two-time winner of the Presidential Excellence in Education Award.