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WELCOME TO THE OMS DESIGN LAB!

This website was created to a be a resource for the students and staff at Oak Middle School in Shrewsbury, MA. However, all visitors to this site are welcome to utilize these resources. I hope you find them helpful.

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The Design Lab is both a school makerspace and an Allied Arts class that focuses on engineering and creativity.

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MAKER MINDSET

The goal of this makerspace is to help students develop a "maker's mindset" so they're encouraged to:
play, create, solve problems, embrace failure, iterate ideas, and be proud of what they create.

THE MAKERSPACE

The former Tech Ed classroom is now home to the Oak Middle School Design Lab, a school makerspace where students are encouraged to design and create meaningful work. With a lot of help from the Colonial Fund and some grants, the classroom has been outfitted with a laser cutter, vinyl cutter, five 3D printers, updated woodworking tools, and numerous other tools and materials. 

2018

The Colonial Fund raised over $12,000 to update the new Design Lab!

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They provided two Prusa MK3S 3D printers, a Boss 1420 laser cutter, LittleBits Pro Library, Cricut Maker vinyl cutter, new woodworking tools, and so much more!

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Our makerspace would never have been possible without their help!

2019

Mr. Mularella received a $3,900 STEM grant from the Toshiba American Foundation! We were able to buy three more 3D printer kits, a water chiller for the laser cutter, and numerous other materials.

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2020

Mr. Mularella received a $5,000 Student Success Grant from the NEA Foundation!

We used this money to purchase micro:bit classroom kits and a variety of other coding accessories.

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Students will use these microcontrollers as part of our physical computing curriculum.

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