A Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 12 co-educational independent day school in Westchester County, New York

Makerspace

We hope to cultivate creativity, awareness, community, and value, and we strive to infuse learning with innovation, purpose, and joy.
 

Located in the Cohen Center for the Creative Arts, the design Makerspace is an innovation lab for Middle and Upper School students. The space serves as a hub of creativity and invention on campus, featuring a wide range of engineering and manufacturing equipment such as computer-controlled machining tools, hardware supplies, motors, sensors, microcontrollers and related electronics, 3D printers and scanners, laser cutting machines, traditional power tools, electrical equipment, and other design equipment.

Built to inspire new modes of design-oriented thinking, hands-on learning, and inventive creativity, the Makerspace is a favorite place on campus for discovery, exploration, and collaboration for the Rye Country Day community. 

Technology Available in the Makerspace

  • 5 3D printers
  • 1 laser cutter
  • 4 sewing machines
  • 2 digital embroidery machines
  • 1 vinyl cutter
  • microcontrollers galore: hummingbirds, arduinos, lilypads
  • VEX EDR and VEX IQ robotics systems for classes and competition teams
  • 6 Windows Desktops for public use
  • 20 MacBooks
  • 4 iPads
  • 1 Digital Scanner (for 3D scanning)
  • 1 vinyl heat press

 

Director of the Makerspace

Kevin Farrant

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Makerspace Videos

Each year, Upper School students volunteer to become Makerspace apprentices. Apprentices encourage and guide students and teachers as they embark on their creative journeys in the Makerspace. They also assist with curricular projects and care for the materials, machines, and overall workspace.