X–SPACE: A Library Designed and Built By Its Students
A project in Berkeley, CA by Project H Design, 501c3000days
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108 eighth grade students are designing and building their own library, and you can own a piece of it.
Backers: 607
Average Pledge Per Backer: $130
Funded: $78,843 of $75,000
Dates: Feb 25th -> Mar 27th (30 days)
Project By: Project H Design, 501c3
Backers: 607
Average Pledge Per Backer: $130
Funded: $78,843 of $75,000
Dates: Feb 25th -> Mar 27th (30 days)
Project By: Project H Design, 501c3
$78,843
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 27 @ 11:31 -0400 GMT
105%
of goal
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Latest News
24 hours left! 
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, With just 24 hours left, the time is NOW! Only one more day to spread the word and recruit your friends to join us in building the X-Space. Our 8th grade students are antsy to build their dream library, thanks to YOU. We've surpassed... (Read More)
WE DID IT! And we're still going!
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, As of this afternoon, we have surpassed our $75,000 goal! Thanks to all 556 of our amazing supporters from far and wide, WE ARE BUILDING A SCHOOL LIBRARY DESIGNED BY OUR STUDIO H 8TH GRADERS! Thank you, thank you, thank you, for... (Read More)
One week and $1,750 to go!
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, With one week left in our X-Space campaign, we have just $1,750 left to raise to meet our $75,000 goal! Thank you so much to everyone who has joined our army of 8th grade builders in this student-designed school library project at REALM... (Read More)
Space planning + scale drawings
March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends of X-Space, Happy Friday! Just a quick update and some photos: today our 8th grade Studio H students began the space planning and layout of the X-space, including allocation for circulation, storage, tables, books, technology stations,... (Read More)
Renderings + real-life X-Space furniture in progress!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, This week we're making desks and benches and shelves in virtual space AND at full-scale in the X-Space library. Our students used the the modeling software Rhino to create aggregations of STAX units to form all the fixtures our library... (Read More)
Photos from the classroom, $10k to go!!
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends of X-Space, With 16 days left in our campaign, we have less than $10,000 to raise! There are 77 STAX units left to purchase, and lots of bookmarks, book bags, and books that need adopting. We're putting books and hammers in the hands of... (Read More)
STAX on STAX on STAX
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, family, and supporters: As we enter our second week of Kickstarter, we are floored and humbled by the number of backers who have joined our X-Space effort! We're getting closer and closer every day to bringing our 8th grade Studio H... (Read More)
108 8th graders love you. 53% funded in one week!
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, family, and hundreds of supporters from far and wide, This week, we have already surpassed our halfway mark, raising over $41,000 (53%) towards our goal! Thank you to each one of you who has backed the project: whether a book mark or... (Read More)
X-Shaped Shelves Help 8th Graders Design Their Own Library [Video]
February 26th - via: psfk.com
Recently launched on Kickstarter, X-Space is a library designed and built by 108 8th graders at the REALM Charter School in Berkeley. (Read More)
Sample tweets, and thank you for a HUGE first day!
February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, family, cheerleaders, and generous strangers, Our first day of Kickstarter has been amazing, and as of now we have already raised $16,834 towards our $75,000 goal! Thank you for making this happen. Our 8th grade students were watching... (Read More)
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