Designing the Future with TechLabs
Design is about more than creating—it’s about using creativity to solve real‑world problems and improve lives through innovation. In our Design for the Future series, students dive into hands‑on exploration, experimenting, testing, and learning to turn bold ideas into real solutions.
With guidance from TechLabs instructors and access to cutting‑edge tools, students gain the skills and knowledge to bring their ideas, their inventions, and their vision to life.
Take your design and fabrication skills to the next level with advanced training
- Flexible Membership Offer:
This course is offered as part of a flexible half-year subscription: from August to December or from January to June, outside of school vacations. By purchasing a membership, you have the flexibility to attend any or all Tuesday time slots at a reduced semester rate. Ideal flexibility for older teens and adult individuals that need to accommodate busy school and work schedules.
Once trained on equipment, participants are welcome to drop in during any of our open hours to work selfguided on their projects.
- Advanced 3D Printing and Fabrication:
Additionally, participants will be taking a "deep dive" into the world of 3D Design and Fabrication. While creating digitally enhanced "wearables", decorative and functional parts, participants will work with a wide variety of 3D Printable plastics (Carbon Fiber reinforced PLA, PETG, Glow, TPU) and Laser Cut natural products and metals. Participants will learn how to use OnShape to create 3D Printable designs and assemblies and earn official OnShape-recognized badges. - Example Projects:
Participants have the assistance of our mentors to support personal or school-aligned projects in addition to planned project agenda.- Video of one 2024 project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZD0P6Tlm9Q
