Creation Stations Before and After

Creation Stations has now been in full swing for over a year. During this time period, it has gone from:

a simple setup with 5 stations  --> to a larger space that included more stations --> to a completely renovated space with diverse station options

Creation Stations is a learning space and innovative hub that is designed to compliment building students' 21st-century skills.  Here are some before and after images.

The LOFT Creation Stations

The ES Ed Tech team has been transforming the LOFT into a creative indoor 'playground' for students where the SAS DSLOs (character, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, content knowledge, and cultural competence) are finding traction.

The learning activities are organized under 5 themes: Art, Building, Coding, Engineering, and Filmmaking. Then each theme has various stations where students can explore, make, and innovate based on Challenge Cards specific to that station.  Challenge Cards come in levels as well to take into consideration that students from ages 5-11 use this space.

In addition, students are tracking their progress with the use of a Creation Stations Passport.  They must note down which station they completed (under the correct theme) and demonstrate and/or explain to a teacher which level they accomplished.  Success is noted with an 'Explorer', 'Maker', or 'Innovator' stamp in the student's passport.    

Here is a short video of grade 1 students exploring, making, and innovating at just some of the stations.