Sarah H. Chung is a maker educator who started at Lighthouse Charter School, teaching computer science and working with Aaron Vanderwerff. She worked with Maker Ed and her CyberArcade: Programming and Making with micro:bit project is in the Maker Ed Resource Library. She wrote ten-week-long curriculum guides for the project for elementary and middle school students.
In this interview, Sarah discusses her experience setting up a community makerspace for Center City Charter Schools in Washington, DC. Sarah details the development of a new 20,000-square-foot makerspace for the charter school network, the challenges of integrating making into the curriculum, and her efforts to connect staff and students with maker-centered learning. She emphasizes the importance of experiential learning, community building, and the benefits of fostering creativity and practical skills.
While Sarah and I talked via Zoom for this interview, Sarah came out to the Bay Area this week and she’s speaking at the Micro:bit Live conference in Rocklin, California. Yesterday, I met Sarah in person as she visited the Innovative Arts Makerspace in Forestville, CA.
