Lake Michigan College’s Fab Lab will once again offer summer camps this coming season. Hanson Technology Center Director Chad Dee tells WSJM News the Fab Lab offers makers spaces that include a 3D printer, making it a great place for a young person to learn in a fun way.
“It’s a great way for them to get creative and be able to think of something that maybe nobody else has thought of, and have a way to get something tangible from it,” Dee said.
The camps cover topics like arcade machine building, making a musical instrument, coding, Minecraft engineering, and baseball technology. Dee says there’s also the Fab Lab Boot Camp.
“It kind of gives them a whole range of different projects that they can do and they get to choose what they want to do each day. So if they want to focus on lasers or the vinyl cutter or woodshop, they can focus on whatever area of the Fab Lab they’re most comfortable with.”
The camps are open to varying ages depending on the particular camp, but they can range in age from eight years to adults. They will be in person with social distancing and a mask requirement. Dee says it feels great to be able to get everyone together this summer. You can learn more right here.
