This fall, The GIANT Room is joining forces with The Bank Street School for Children in New York on an exciting STEAM initiative. We are working with their faculty to help infuse the curriculum and community with new opportunities for learning…
Read MoreTo kick off the school year, Mitch Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, shared Ten Tips For Cultivating Creativity, an excerpt from his book Lifelong Kindergarten. The article breaks down helpful strategies for both educators and parents to create…
Deliver energy to people cut off from electricity grids with potatoes! Place a penny and a galvanized nail inside a potato, connect them to wires and LEDs, and you can provide lighting to remote towns and villages around the world!
Read MoreCapture the energy of the sun and do something really cool with it! Design your own light up projects - all powered with renewable energy captured by solar panels. The People’s Climate March is coming up this Friday, September 21st! Well over 100,000 people will be…
Read MoreNo Maker Faire for NYC this year! The biggest show and tell event of the year is gone. The largest celebration of invention, creativity, curiosity and hands-on learning is no more…
Read MoreOur STEAM (STEM + Arts) News in Review for this week. Below are the articles we read focused on kids, education, technology, and art. Join our conversation and share your thoughts with us in comments below…
Read MoreHi! I'm Juliet! I’m the newest team member at The GIANT Room! I recently graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a degree in Technology, Innovation, and Education. My favorite place on campus was the makerspace, where …
Read MoreHi I’m Jess! Co-founder at the Giant Room. I joined The GIANT Room to celebrate the dreamers and help children’s imagination flourish. I completed my PhD in Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. One of my favorite memories…
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