Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab

Where ideas come to life at Castilleja School! A community that thrives on innovation, imagination and creativity as we make, build, tinker, and explore.

[Lectrify @lectrifyit]

Face shields cut in <10seconds each on the @RolandDGA on loan from @BournIdeaLab and @morrill_rob Thank you @FujifilmUS Open Innovation hub for PET! @EmergDesign #herobrigade

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

Wish so many folks in different jobs had first rate personal protective equipment like face shields, but until then: https://t.co/DDgmQUacJ5

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Bourn Lab's satellite printing facility at capacity working on face shields to donate to medical workers, our frontline heros.

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

The Bourn Idea Lab is about to transport 3D printers to one of its satellite affiliates to help produce personal protective equipment for medical staff.

[Rob Morrill @morrill_rob]

Here's the page of home-friendly making and designing projects I'm curating for those impacted by #covid19 closures. Many thanks to the great educators whose work appears here. Let's stay connected and supportive and creative!
https://t.co/rnF5ErwmP9
https://t.co/wFktWY6MgE

[CREATE Education @CREATE_EDU_PROJ]

Check out this fantastic resource created by @morrill_rob. 🌟

The resource site is ideal for students to browse no/low cost projects they can complete at home while complying with distance learning.

More:https://t.co/jLVvACaXBC
@jpmile @tinkercad @MSMakeCode

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

The Bourn Idea Lab wants to help everyone keep making, designing, and sharing even if we can't be together. Please have a look at this resource page we put together for creating and playing at home. @CastillejaNews
https://t.co/6FqBLeizvp

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Cat toys for shelters? Yep. The Bourn Idea Lab has that. Fabricating for a good (p)cause. @petsinneed1965 @CastillejaNews

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

Mandarin student is constructing a park as part of a unit on city structures. She'll explain her creation in Mandarin on a presentation.

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

This @CastillejaNews grad (and @BournIdeaLab regular) isn't even out of college yet, and she is already having an impact:

[YourStory @YourStoryCo]

This Y Combinator-backed startup’s UVP is that it is the easiest way to take action on climate change.

@project_wren @mims_tz @bnstnfld @landon__brand @ycombinator

https://t.co/aEQJOcCMen

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

Jann Murray-Garcia, MD visited the Biotech/Bioethics class to discuss why race must be included when learning about biotechniques & bioethical discussions. Understanding race as a social construct allows students to better evaluate race-based medicine and genomic research.

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@shirky17 @CastiAthletics 4 inch PVC pipe with stair tread grip tape applied.

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Closer look at the woodworking, art, and coding that @CastiAthletics fused into a Fitness class. This balance board rides on a section of PVC pipe.

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

Fitness students added art and @adafruit cpx microcontrollers to the balance boards they made. They programmed the accelerometer input to reward every few seconds in balance with another LED light. Then, time to test! @CastillejaNews @MSMakeCode

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

We used buttons to practice w before getting out the conductive thread Friday for our light up wearables project. We also had time to code + run light patterns on the microcontrollers again. Bags and hats are the most popular items for the planned lights so far. @CastillejaNews

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Ninth grade Fitness students are taking a break from the gym to fabricate their own balance boards. The miter saw, drills, and router all saw action today. We'll finish the rollers, then add a microcontroller next class. #makered @CastillejaNews

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

A group of middle school girls just wrapped up two weeks of programming @FiriaLabs CodeBot robots with #Python. What a fun dive into physical computing! @CastillejaNews

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

The Bourn Idea Lab was proud to contribute laser cut table numbers to the fabulous Fabulous Daughter Dinner Dance!

[Castilleja Bourn Idea Lab @BournIdeaLab]

Middle school girls got @FiriaLabs Code Bots lit up after school today. Great to hear them almost unconsciously murmur, "So cool" as they used a variable in #python to control the timing of light sequences. Well get motors spinning on Wednesday! @CastillejaNews

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High schoolers are applying engineering principles to construction of real structures. How much sand will these support? @CastillejaNews