Welcome to St. 路加福音’s designLab, a makerspace and program that develops creative problem-solving abilities through design thinking experiences. In designLab, as ideas take shape, thinkers become makers, stepping out from behind computer screens to build real-world applications with modern, state-of-the-art tools.
What is designLab?
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The home of design thinking at St. 卢克的.
Defined in broad terms as a creative problem-solving process, design thinking can be applied to any field of study, any line of business, anywhere an unmet need exists. It’s both a mindset as well as an actionable skill.The design thinking process starts with 同理心. In keeping with St. 路加福音’s mission and motto, designLab reflects a service-oriented influence captured by its motto: Make It Better. -
A space for experimentation.
designLab is a space—mental and physical—for exploration and experimentation. 3,500 square foot lab features nine 3D printers, a CO2 laser cutter, small and large CNC routers, and a fully-stocked woodshop. designLab offers a flexible environment where the physical space adapts to user needs. It comes equipped with plenty of whiteboard space and Post-It notes for brainstorming—a critical step in idea generation and problem solving.
读 哨兵 student article about designLab.
An Empathetic Approach to Problem Solving
designLab builds a critical leadership skill: creative problem solving. Students begin to ask themselves: How can I be creative? They start to see this question as a tool. This solution-seeking mindset permeates St. 卢克的 culture. Students and faculty eagerly take on challenges because it's 艰难的乐趣 to figure stuff out.
What kind of challenges? Students designing tools to help teachers convey math and language concepts; teachers designing a new student experience; Middle School students conceiving and prototyping interactive sculpture ideas; students of all ages attending a Hackathon; Trustees grappling with education trends and priorities, and on and on...
活动中心
designLab facilitates a number of initiatives, competitions, and camps throughout the year. The photos below provide a snapshot of the collaboration, 创造力, and sense of independence fostered by designLab.
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Middle School designLab—students design and piece together custom soccer balls. -
Middle School makers construct a replica of the Eiffel Tower. -
Students use power drills to construct project in designLab. -
St. 卢克的 9th-grade history students design and build interactive hieroglyphics project.
St. 路加福音’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. 路加福音’s Center for 领导 builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
