Ciongoli Center for Innovation (CCI)

The Ciongoli Center for Innovation serves as a magnet and a beacon for innovative teaching and learning at The Fessenden School.

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Ms. M @lwmaiurano is providing valuable desk critique sessions (aka "desk crits") with each fourth-grade design team as they prototype their "Hero's Journey" games. #makered #makerspace #innovation #designthinking #feedback #iterativedesign

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CCI Bootcamp students had their final presentations for the DIY Animal Cosplay studio today, and they did not disappoint! Each team highlighted their design process from sketches> rapid small-scale prototype>final product. #makered #makerspace #designthinking #diy #innovation

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Yash explaining and demoing his current @arduino LED light display personal passion-based project to an approving Mr. J @johnsonedward this afternoon during Help & Work. #makered #makerspace #passionbasedlearning #personalprojects #arduino #electronics #coding #programming

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4th graders began the prototype phase of the "Hero's Journey" studio today in the CCI. Teams will design and build games that help teach the life stories of various historical heroes. #makered #makerspace #designthinking #buildtolearn #handsonlearning #creativity

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Innovation Studio II students have introduced electronic engineering to their "Animal Mechanics" studio and are using @arduino to program and automate their mechanisms. #makered #makerspace #engineering #designthinking #electricalengineering #arduino #learntocode #mechanics

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The DIY cardboard penguin costume is really starting to shape up nicely! 🐧 #makered #makerspace #innovation #designthinking #handsonlearning #createtolearn #iterativedesign #cosplay #cardboard

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Innovation Studio II students are creating some very cool mechanically engineered prototypes for the "Animal Mechanics" studio. #makered #makerspace #engineering #designthinking #mechanicalengineering #lasercut #flexwood

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The Bootcamp "Animal Cosplay" studio is really starting to take off. Students have moved through the sketching and small-scale prototyping stages and are now on to the full builds! #makered @makerspace #designthinking #cosplay #diy #cardboardprojects

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Pre-K boys stopped by the CCI this morning to deliver their handmade "Thank You" note to Innovation Intern extraordinaire, Tate, for fixing their dollhouse! #makered #makerspace #innovation #fixitculture #communityservice #leadership #innovationinterns

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Big props to @ScienceBob for repairing the DIY Film Canister LED Display in the Sacerdote Science Center! 💡⚡️🔌 https://t.co/IFBYVFHlfr #DIY #electronics #LED #fixit #science

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Calm and quiet in the CCI before the excitement of Fessy Spirit Day kicks off! #makered #makerspace #innovation #schoolspirit #Fessy #FessySpiritDay #GoBears

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Middle School CCI Bootcamp students are working on low-fi, small-scale, rapid prototypes for their cardboard "Animal Cosplay" studio. #makered #makerspace #designthinking #iterativedesign #handsonlearning #making #buildtolearn

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Innovation Studio II teams are making progress on their mechanical machine projects! #makered #makerspace #mechanisms #mechanicalengineering #designthinking #iterativedesign #create #innovate

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Some Innovation Studio I students are rapidly prototyping "lo-fi" designs, while others have moved into the @rhinocerosdsg CAD tutorial to prepare final "hi-fi" versions. #makered #makerspace #designthinking #iterativedesign #mechanicalengineering #create #buildtolearn

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Mr. Matsusaka is enjoying a game of "old school" Frogger on the @Raspberry_Pi programmed Atari 2600 emulator using the RetroPie setup. 🐸🕹️ #makered #makerspace #learntocode #codetolearn #raspberrypi #diy

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Working Throttle & Motor for Kole's Open Innovation E-Bike project: https://t.co/8n7eVMqMgE 🚲⚡️👍 #makered #makerspace #innovation #mechanicalengineering #DIY #handsonlearning #buildtolearn #tinker

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Innovation Studio II students have begun low-fidelity prototyping their "Animal Mechanism" project ideas and are now getting feedback on their designs as the iterative process unfolds. #makered #makerspace #engineering #designthinking #mechanicalengineering #iterativedesign

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Ms. Maiurano giving "next steps" instructions to Innovation Studio I students for the "Copy Cat" studio as they move into rapid prototyping. 🗜️🔧⚙️✂️ #makered #makerspace #designthinking #iterativedesign #mechanicalengineering #handsonlearning

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Thanks to Ms. Walrod for donating these two classic typewriters to the CCI. They will serve as design inspiration for Nico's "Copy Cat" studio. #makered #makerspace #mechanicalengineering #designthinking #innovation #design #buildtolearn

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After a few electrical repairs, Tate managed to get the LED Reaction Game back up and running! 💡#makered #makerspace #engineering #electricalengineering #coding #programming #LEDs