How We Do It
Engineering & Design
Welcome to the BIG Lab: The Creative Center of Campus
Located in the heart of our school, the BIG Lab is the creative center of our campus. This 3,000-square-foot educational makerspace is the largest of its kind in the region. The lab provides a space where students in preschool through 8th grade can imagine the possibilities as they design, tinker and innovate.
The Tools to Fuel the Imagination
The BIG lab is equipped with everything students need to bring their ideas to life. We have a fully functional woodshop complete with a drill press, miter saw, and hand tools, as well as a laser cutter and vacuum former. There are computers, 3D printers, a green screen, a sound booth and digital recording equipment. The lab contains plenty of smaller materials— motors, LEDs, and other circuitry and robotics components and a large assortment of crafting materials—that students use to complete their projects. In keeping with our commitment to sustainability, many of our crafting materials are recycled objects.
A Selection of Past BIG Lab Projects
| Preschool | Experimented with Van de Graaff generator |
| Prekindergarten | Made cars with working wheels and axles |
| Kindergarten | Invented and tested wind measuring devices |
| 1st Grade | Designed inclusive playgrounds for special needs children |
| 2nd Grade | Made robotic dioramas |
| 3rd Grade | Created working models of Oregon Trail wagons |
| 4th Grade | Made LED-lighted maps |
| 5th Grade | Built models of imagined ancient civilizations |
| 6th Grade | Designed casino games to study probability |
| 7th Grade | Made turbines to produce electricity |
| 8th Grade | Invented and prototyped wearable technologies |
Bringing Ideas to Life
Profound learning for the continuously curious
15201 Meridian Avenue N. / Shoreline, WA 98133
15201 Meridian Avenue N. / Shoreline, WA 98133
Preschool Through Grade 8 • Greater Seattle
