Follow along to learn more about what we do and why we do it. Most posts will be summaries of projects we make with kids. Occasionally we talk about our philosophy, the research that motivates us, and resources we think parents and educators would dig.
Follow along as we share stories from our female staff, junior collaborators, and alumni about why they love being girls who make things with their own two hands.
Check out the ingenious designs students came up with during our custom one-day workshop for the Piedmont Makers Robotics club!
With a complex project underway and an ambitious deadline, our crews kicked Wednesday off with some focused hustle. We haven't tried for a working mid-week prototype of something this big before at Project Ember, but our mid-sized makers are proving we can aim high.
Tuesday was a busy day of rapid assembly. There was a lot of excitement as designs took shape, new tools were introduced, and as solutions to head-scratchers emerged.
Nothing says Winter Camp like waking up to a layer of frozen dew on the yard and idling in the driveway while the windshield defrosts. It was a rare California morning with temperatures in the 30's, so we huddled in the library to start our day and meet our new camp crew.
Hello to all our overnight campers, their friends and families. We hope you are enjoying the rest of your summer and aren't missing camp too much (although we know we are!)
The staff at Project Ember HQ are taking a short vacation (one that involves building cool things and power tools of course!), so unfortunately there will be a recess from blog updates for the next few weeks. Thank you for your patience and understanding - we really appreciate it.
Since sometime mid-day yesterday, everyone's been buzzing about what the big project reveal will yield. "Can't you tell us tonight before bed so we can think about it all night long?", we heard several times. We do quite like to create a little suspense and anticipation around the project reveal...
After months of anticipation, we have finally arrived at our week of overnight camp, wrapped in the beauty of the Redwoods of the California Coast. All of our host sites have added something special to the flavor and the project possibilities of our camps, and Westminster Woods does not disappoint! There's nothing quite like the sense of calm and wonder motivated by a sky-reaching grove of nature's giants.
Thursday is always a big day at camp full of the "nearly there" challenges that are a part of any big project. We've accomplished a huge amount already, transforming our site from a stock pile of wood and screws to large contraptions that almost work. But the difference between almost working and working is often a tremendous amount of work - it's the heart of tinkering.
