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Upper School Engineers Welcome Kindergarteners

There was plenty of excitement at the Fader Innovation Center on Thursday, April 2, as Upper School engineering students opened their doors to kindergarten visitors for a one-of-a-kind collaborative class. The upper schoolers transformed the space into an interactive learning fair, setting up booths for each stage of the engineering design process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, and Improve.

Walking through each station, the youngest learners got a hands-on look at how engineers think, problem-solve, and bring ideas to life. The featured project was a set of wireless headphones that the upper school students had designed and built earlier in the semester — a tangible, impressive example of where the design process can lead.

The collaboration was a meaningful reminder that engineering is for every age, and that some of the best teaching happens when students get to share what they've built with someone who's just beginning to dream.