reDiscover has 10+ years experience putting powerful tools in the hands of kids ages 7-12. We've tried out countless hand and power tools for cutting, joining, and finishing materials for maker projects. Our criteria for a recommended tool are: Is it safe? Is this tool well built, stable, solid, unlikely to be damaged, dulled,...
Orr Herz is an exhibiting artist who works in a variety of media, from acrylics to ceramics to welding. He's also one of reDiscover's Lead Facilitators, leading camps and classes at reDiscover Center and throughout Los Angeles. Orr is reDiscover's Coordinator for Pasadena-area programming, including our partnership with Los Feliz Charter School for the...
15 years ago, reDiscover was founded to serve preschool and early elementary classrooms with creative reuse materials. 10 years ago, we added Tinkering programs to engage upper elementary kids using those same materials, plus power tools. 4 years ago, we started prototyping programs for middle schoolers, starting with camps for advanced tinkerers. Tinkering is...
Emma Ramey teaches in reDiscover's after school, camp, and festival programs. Great at organizing activities for a room full of kids at a birthday party or patiently working one-on-one with a tinkerer, Emma loves working with kids. A graduate of Cal State LA with a major in Art Education, Emma first got into art...
reDiscover provides professional development and support to PreK-12 teachers to integrate making, tinkering, and creative reuse materials into classroom activities, across the curriculum. This page provides a selection of resources from our professional development workshops. From Maker to STEM Activity Analysis Worksheet- for teachers with existing maker activities who seek to add STEM...
Celebrate reDiscover's 15th anniversary! Come to reDiscover's Fall Fundraiser for your own chance to get your hands on real tools and real materials, plus enjoy a wine and cheese reception. Use a drill. Try out the chop saw (closely supervised!). Make your own wood scrap sculpture. Give to support reDiscover's scholarship programs and community...
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...
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...
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...
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...