STEAMLabs community makerspace: Everyone can be a maker
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STEAMLabs is a non-profit makerspace dedicated to empowering kids & adults to create and innovate. Dream it. Build it.
Backers: 155
Average Pledge Per Backer: $143 CAD
Funded: $22,167 CAD of $20,000 CAD
Dates: Apr 9th -> May 9th (30 days)
Project By: Andy Forest & Marianne Mader
Backers: 155
Average Pledge Per Backer: $143 CAD
Funded: $22,167 CAD of $20,000 CAD
Dates: Apr 9th -> May 9th (30 days)
Project By: Andy Forest & Marianne Mader
$22,167 CAD
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 9 @ 11:30 -0400 GMT
110%
of goal
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Latest News
We're funded! 
May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We made it! Our Kickstarter is funded! Thank you all for your amazing generosity! We appreciate every one of you amazing supporters and your part in making this community makerspace come to life. To make the best use of these last days of the... (Read More)
DINOSAURS AND LASERS!
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
What could be better than dinosaurs? Dinosaurs made with lasers, of course! We’ve been working on a project with our friend Ryan North, author of Dinosaur Comics to bring you just that! This is now one of the options in our Kickstarter for the $125... (Read More)
STEAM Power!
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
SteamLabs backers - we have GREAT news!! We are at 68% of our goal with 10 days to go! We can do this! We’ve made steady progress throughout the campaign and as we approach our final week and a half we’re really going to push hard to not only... (Read More)
STEAMLabs Crowdfunding a Workshop for Maker Kids
April 27th - via: geekdad.com
Teaching kids a new way of learning is not an easy task. It gets even more complex when trying to integrate it with traditional school curriculums. Andy Forest and Marianne Mader created the non-profit STEAMLabs to connect kids with a method of learning that encourages creativity and imagination while learning about Math, Science, and Technology. Their Kickstarter aims to put the right tools in the hands of kids so that only their imagination is the limit. There are some pretty great rewards for donors both near and far as well. (Read More)
Full STEAM ahead!
April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK-YOU supporters! We’ve now raised over $6000! We're on our way to meeting our target! We’re also starting to receive some great media coverage. We were just featured in BoingBoing for our work with the grade 6 class building an interactive... (Read More)
Come Make with STEAMLabs – your community makerspace!
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow – we just finished the first week of our KICKSTARTER and there has been lots going on. The community support has been incredible and we've made some great connections with amazing makers, educators, and families in Toronto and worldwide. It’s... (Read More)
STEAMLabs-supported class invited to present at TIFF DigiPlaySpace April 18!
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We are bursting at the seams! We have some AMAZING news! STEAMLabs has been working with an inner city Toronto sixth grade class from the Downtown Vocal Music Academy in Ryerson Community School to build an engaging science centre-style model of... (Read More)
STEAMLabs on Mars!
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re so happy that we’ve raised $3500 in our first 4 days! THANK-YOU to the first 23 backers who are helping us make our dream of a truly accessible, community makerspace come true! We had a great time on the weekend at Toronto's NASA Youth... (Read More)
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