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EDUCATION
Fab Lab will level up Highland Prep
Surprise-based high school starts construction soon
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Highland Prep School, 15600 W. Hearn Road, plans to construct of a 10,000-square-foot fabrication laboratory during this school year.
The Fab Lab will break ground in the fall with completion anticipated in June. The new building will support the school’s expanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programming,and the school’s engineering/computer science programs.
The Fab Lab will become an important component in Highland Prep’s mission of using technology to foster the inquisitive nature of students to develop skills in collaboration, critical thinking and innovation.
The new fabrication laboratory will be equipped with tools used in automation and fabrication and will include 3D printers, laser engravers and other digitally controlled machines. These tools will allow the students to create products of professional quality and provide stimulus for entrepreneurship.
”Fab Labs are an excellent way to give students an opportunity to explore STEM in an interactive way to foster creativity and work with hands-on projects,” said Highland Prep Assistant Principal Eric Clapeck. “This latest phase in the STEM College Prep’s evolution will further enhance opportunities for HP students to develop skills not commonly found on high school campuses in the United States. When students explore the Fab Lab they will become empowered to change the world.”
The Fab Lab will also integrate art, music, and a performance area including a state-of-the-art recording studio.
The new Fab Lab will provide students additional cutting-edge tools that support innovation and allow them to design and invent almost anything they can imagine.
Highland Prep students have extensive college and career preparation experiences. HP students graduate having met all four-year college and university requirements with the addition of minimally three college engineering courses.
Students graduate with proficiency in coding, robotics, AutoCAD design and expertise in the research and design process.
For information about Highland Prep and its STEM curriculum, contact the school office at 623-300-8385.
