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Maker-In-Residence

In 2023, we launched our Maker-in-Residence Program for two high school students participating in our Education and Community Enrichment program. The Maker-in-Residence program aims to provide a more profound maker experience for students to engage with the makerspace, unlock and support their creative potential, build meaningful mentor relationships while learning tool proficiency, and experience vocational career exposure. This is a high-investment, high-impact pilot program was designed for participants to cultivate a growth mindset of improvement.

The Maker-in-Residence participants are awarded membership, a materials stipend, a class stipend for additional classes outside the partnership program, and one-on-one mentoring with Roundhouse experts.

Ivan Carrillo and Jazmin Juarez Flores are our Maker-in-Residence awardees for the 2023-24 academic year. Ivan spends most of his time in the Textiles Shop and Wood Shop, and has been inspired to create his own clothing line using the Cricut vinyl cutter. Jazmin creates in the Textiles Shop, learning pattern-making and custom-designing her own clothes.

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Tahoe Expedition Academy Quilting Project

In the spring of 2023, Tahoe Expedition Academy (TEA) middle schoolers came to the Roundhouse to design and sew a group quilt for their school fundraiser auction. Each of the 15 students, from grades 6th - 8th, designed their own quilt square and spent the week sewing together. Our makerspace volunteer and expert quilter, Georgia Smith, assisted the students in piecing together the quilt and using her long-arm machine to stitch on the top quilted design.

Tahoe Expedition Academy is a coeducational Pre-K-12 school located on 42-acres in Truckee, California, minutes away from beautiful Lake Tahoe. TEA is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and was created ten years ago to change the face of education and harness the infinite power of the next generation of problem solvers.

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Tahoe Expedition Academy Mindfulness in Art

In 2022, Tahoe Expedition Academy (TEA) middle schoolers and high schoolers came to the Roundhouse for a week-long ”Mindfulness in Art” Intensive course. The students worked with expert artists to learn skills in Textiles and Ceramics. Students created mugs, bowls, and luminaries in the Ceramics Shop and custom-designed totes, lavender-filled eye pillows, and scrunchies in the Textiles Shop.

Our programs give students the self-confidence to use new tools and technology while also teaching self-reliance, resourcefulness, and creative problem-solving. Beyond learning design, our programs instill a belief that if you can dream it, you can make it, and the world can be modified, adapted, repaired, and reclaimed.

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Sierra High School

Sierra High School has partnered with the Roundhouse since 2018, and uses the makerspace as part of its Sources of Strength (SOS) program. The Source of Strength program is a wellness program that encourages enrichment activities as a way to establish trust, community, and emotional resilience for some of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged youth in the Truckee Tahoe Unified School District. The students have had the chance to take classes in Wood, Metal, Ceramics, and Textiles over the years.

Sierra Continuation High School is a unique and talented blend of students, educators, support staff, and community members who, as role models and mentors, are vested in creating a high-quality, nurturing, and safe learning environment. Sierra High School is dedicated to providing our students with the education, guidance, and support necessary to succeed in all aspects of life. Multiple local entities contribute to the success of Sierra High, and we thank all of you for your generous donations of not only funding but your countless donation of hours to our students.

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Truckee River School

In the fall of 2022, we welcomed a new community education program with Truckee River School. Truckee River School is part of TTUSD’s alternative education program. Their small school setting offers students a variety of opportunities to engage, and in some cases re-engage, in their education in a more individualized way.

Our partnership with Truckee River School allows students to not only build their skills and have fun, but to connect to the community and envision different possibilities for the future.

Our Education and Community Enrichment Program creates pathways of accessibility for members of our community who might otherwise lack access to the tools, mentors, and vocational exposure that programs at the Truckee Roundhouse provides.

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Boy and Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe

The Boys and Girls Club of North Tahoe Middle School Maker Club came to the Roundhouse for 3 sessions of making in May of 2019. The group designed appliques that they cut on the laser and then ironed onto messenger bags they created in the Textiles shop, thus learning skills on the laser and sewing machines. They also designed, lasered, and painted a sign for their clubhouse.

The Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe’s mission is to inspire and enable all youth, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Karyn Stanley 11/1/23 Karyn Stanley 11/1/23

Boy Scout Troop 267

In October 2018, the Roundhouse hosted local Boy Scout Troop 267. The scouts learned to use the welder, CNC Plasma, and wood laser to restore the Lincoln Highway marker, which is on display at the Donner State Park Museum. The original marker was one of 2,437 erected across the country by Boy Scouts in 1928. It was an honor to partner with the Troop and Sierra State Parks Foundation.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®” The Scouting organization is composed of more than 1 million youth members between the ages of 5 and 21 and more than 628,000 volunteers in local councils throughout the United States and its territories.

Boy Scout Troop 267 is a Truckee North Tahoe Troop that practices the "boy-led" philosophy – the Scouts take responsibility for planning meetings, activities, and outings. The Scouts are assisted by the Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmasters (trained adult leaders), Patrol Leaders, and Merit Badge Counselors, who all offer guidance and teach skills. The Troop Committee consists of parent volunteers who meet monthly to handle troop administration and support leaders in delivering quality programming.