(Fall River) A local school district recently received funding to support its STEAM skills and learning. A total of 18 districts statewide will be getting a share of $493-thousand-dollars in “fab lab” grants.
The Fall River School District will be getting $25,000. A fab lab, short for fabrication laboratory, is a high-technology workshop equipped with computer-controlled manufacturing components such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control routers, and plasma cutters.
Through its Fab Labs Grant Program, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation – or WEDC – is supporting the purchase of fab lab equipment for instructional and educational purposes for K-12 students across the state. Since the program’s inception in 2016, WEDC has awarded 211 grants totaling more than $5-million to 125 school districts across the state.
Countless fab lab students have benefited from career and technical education, which has evolved with a STEAM emphasis.
