Design Hive

🎉 Ready to turn Friday into Fri-yay? Join us for STEAM Camp, where creativity meets fun for ages 7 and up!

Dive into interactive activities that will spark curiosity, ignite imaginations, and maybe even inspire the next great inventor. Don't let the weekend start without a splash of excitement—sign up now and be a part of the fun!

Spaces are limited! Register Now! Link.bio or visit www.designhivela.com

Are you going to have kids out of school this week? Join us starting Tuesday for our STEAM/Maker Camp: where imagination meets innovation!

Dive into hands-on activities from 9 AM to 2 PM, with early drop-off options to make your mornings easier. 🌈

Due to the last-minute nature of this camp in response to the potential LAUSD strike, all registrations are final. We’re moving quickly to schedule instructors, purchase materials, and prepare the studio, so we’re unable to offer refunds or credits for missed days or if school resumes.

Click the link in our bio to secure your child's spot today!

We live and work in the middle of Los Angeles, and collaborate with LAUSD schools. LAUSD families are in our workshop weekly. With the teacher strike looming next week, I can’t stop thinking about how often schools are encouraged to “innovate” by buying things. There always seems to be endless funds for devices and shiny equipment while schools underinvest in the adults who actually make learning work. Schools will spend millions on unproven AI that is short-lived and soon abandoned, but teachers are expected to keep track of how much paper they use. Make it make sense.

A makerspace or edtech program doesn’t become meaningful because you purchased a 3D printer. It becomes meaningful because a skilled educator is in the room.

Can a 3D printer teach routines and safety so students can work independently?

Can it coach kids through frustration without rescuing and achieve real SEL outcomes?

Can it connect projects to real learning goals?

Can it create a culture where iteration, collaboration, and craftsmanship are normal and expected?

Can it support classroom teachers so hands-on learning isn’t isolated to one room?

When schools spend blindly on tech without training and staffing, you don’t get innovation; you get a closet of expensive tools and a few enthusiastic moments.

The tool is never the transformation. The teacher is.

So if you’re a school leader building a makerspace (or any STEAM initiative), a hard truth and a hopeful one:
-Budget for people AND PD and planning time
-Budget for ongoing ops, i.e. consumables, maintenance, repairs, upgrades, subscriptions/apps

HIGH QUALITY INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING AND MAKERSPACES ARE PROGRAMS, NOT JUST A ONE TIME PURCHASE.

Kids don’t learn resilience, problem-solving, and confidence from equipment. They learn it from adults who know how to teach through making.

Weekend workshops at Design Hive are calling ✨
Come make something fun, relaxing, and totally yours-spots are limited, so grab yours now (link in bio). 💛