Dedicated Space for Immersive Learning: Machemer Family Creek Lab to Open This Spring
Debuting immediately after spring break, Indian Creek School is thrilled to open a state-of-the-art, 1000-square-foot lab space that will enhance learning for students in PK-12! Made possible by a generous gift and the relocation of the Fitness Center to Eagle Dome, the Machemer Family Creek Lab will be a reimagined space that represents the physical intersection of academic excellence and well-being, focused on immersive learning.
The Creek Lab will be a space to explore the best of this pedagogy by housing the Innovation Lab, providing creation space for Lower School Independent Learning Days, Middle School Project-Based Learning showcase prep, and the Upper School STEM Program. In addition to providing learning space for these signature curricular initiatives, the Creek Lab will be utilized regularly to support the curricular goals of each division.
The Creek Lab will feature learning spaces to collaborate, explore, design, build, connect, and get into the learning flow. Students and faculty will have access to cutting-edge tools including 3D printers, laser cutters, engineering equipment, large-scale printers, and more. Collaborative and flexible furniture will allow the space to flex with each division's needs and programming. These spaces and resources will create innovative opportunities for small and large-scale student-centered projects and experiences.
Lower School students will access the lab during their STEAM lessons and club sessions. Middle Schoolers will use the lab as a project-based learning and STEM hub. Upper School students will utilize the lab for computer science and engineering courses, STEM program experiments and studies, and interdisciplinary learning opportunities.
The learning will expand outside of the Creek Lab space into the hallway space creating the Creek Studio. Through intentionally designed collaboration zones, state-of-the-art digital interactive displays to showcase learning, a production studio, and curated collections of student work, the hallway and corner space of the building will be reimagined to be a hub for students and faculty.
A stairwell connects the Creek Lab corner to the Vos Family Academic Resource Center, allowing students and faculty to move seamlessly between both spaces to promote curiosity, connection, and authentic learning experiences.
Indian Creek School
Indian Creek school is a co-educational, college preparatory independent school, located in Crownsville, Maryland. Students in Pre-K3 through grade 12 receive a vibrant educational experience based on excellent academics steeped in strong student-teacher connections.
