Margaret knows her stuff. As a technical theater major at UCLA, she mastered carpentry, scenic work, AV, and a host of theater disciplines. Totally unflappable, she loves hearing about the plans of our tinkerers and figuring out with them how to make it into amazing projects. Margaret has been with reDiscover since 2018 involved with...
Sam Balfus connects with children. Wonderfully. A calm and patient teacher who just so happens to be an awesome artist in 2D, 3D, and digital media, Sam has been involved in maker education since 2017. Sam brings enthusiasm to everything he does, lighting up a room and sharing the love. Next time you see him,...
[Aaron Kramer is a reDiscover Board Member, artist, and educator who will be leading the 7/15-7/19 Tinkering School LA Masters Camp session] I visited the Pali camp twice this week for their end of the day ritual. Today they were revisiting a trend where the 7 and 8 year olds were saying Tuesday, “this squid...
reDiscover Center’s Community Programs are great for festivals, library and museum events, school fairs, farmer’s markets, and fundraisers. They can easily be modified for private groups like birthday parties. We offer experiential and project based activities that combine art, tinkering, and exploration. All reDiscover activities use creative reuse materials collected from LA businesses and households....
At reDiscover, we use a lot of cardboard. From playgrounds built of appliance boxes to eight foot ball run tubes to cardboard bonsai to prototype lunch boxes in a Design Thinking project, its cardboard, cardboard, cardboard. Paperboard from cereal boxes. Double and triple ply shipping boxes strong enough to stand on. Paper towel rolls, carpet...
Miss Jenna (as she's known to her students) has coordinated and facilitated the Pali Design Lab since its opening in 2018. A talented camp leader, classroom educator, museum teacher, and maker, she previously worked at Kidspace Children's Museum and Yosemite National Park. Jenna is funny, kind to students and colleagues alike, and widely experienced in...
Jae Hinrichs has been facilitating open studios, workshops, and camps with reDiscover since 2015. They're a favorite among parents and tinkerers alike. Jae is an experienced STEAM educator who has worked with LA Makerspace and LA's Best, specializing in youth development. They create a welcoming presence for all newcomers, mixing a great personal style with...
reDiscover Center launched Product Design Club at Beverly Vista School in February 2019. Supported by the Beverly Vista PTA, this lunchtime enrichment program meets every Tuesday to provide students in grades 3-8 with access to woodworking tools and creative reuse materials. From the first moments of the first session, crowds of students eagerly started tinkering,...
One of reDiscover’s favored phrases is “A Culture of Safety.” It’s the name of our core professional development workshop and top of mind for our facilitators in all of our programs. Culture is subtle, social, diverse, and vastly important. As the business aphorism goes, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” A teacher with a great strategy...