Today we set off on our adventure to the west! After arriving in San Jose and grabbing some delicious* In-N-Out, we visited the 3D printing startup Carbon and met research scientist, Dr. Rene Lopez. Carbon focuses on pushing the boundaries …
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A Director’s Note on the 2019 Kiptopeke Experience
Last week, the 2022 EDI Fellows had their summer experience – their first significant time with each other and with their directors, Dr. Robert Call and myself. From a director’s point of view, this trip was very productive and successful. …
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Completed Project – Lego Table for the Barrier Islands Center – Post by Stinson Moss EDI’22
The Lego Table was a success! The hard work put into the table has reflected on the final product; It’s bigger, holds storage for legos, and most importantly, inviting to children. Although the Lego Team faced many obstacles, they stayed …
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Completed Project – Bench for Barrier Islands Center – Post by James Wilson EDI’22
We have now finished the 2×4 bench and it has been a resounding success. We have just finished the final coat of stain and it is ready to give it to the Barrier Island Center. The bench is very sturdy …
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A Sarcastic Review of the Food Prepared by the 2022 EDI Fellows during their Summer Experience – Post by Kai wang EDI’22
Food was an integral part to our Kiptopeke experience. The meals consisted of pancakes, BLTs, spaghetti and meatballs, scrambled eggs and sausage, ham and cheese sandwiches, hamburgers, and tacos. The pairs of chefs that cooked the meals were Stinson and …
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2022 Summer Experience: A Lego Table for the Barrier Islands Center – Post by Nicholas Rose EDI’22
For our first EDI summer experience, Stinson Moss, Kai Wang, and I are designing and building an improved LEGO table for the Barrier Islands Center, which serves as main attraction for younger kids in the museum. The current LEGO table, …
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2022 Summer Experience – Designing a Bench in Honor of Art Schwarzschild, A Friend of the Barrier Islands Center – Post by Foster Kimple EDI’22
After arriving and settling into our awesome lodge – an upgrade from Leadership Lab – at Kiptopeke State Park, we were introduced to our projects that our cohort will be working on for the week. Our cohort split into two …
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2022 Summer Experience – Discussion of The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley – Post by David Symthe
One of the first things our cohort did when we got to the Kiptopeke lodge was discuss the book The 10 Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley. The 10 Faces of Innovation describes the 10 most common personalities amongst innovators. …
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EDI Field Day Booth – Post by AJ Keels EDI’21
May 4, 2019, Norfolk Academy hosted yet another Field Day. The theme this year was a county fair. This year the Engineering, Design, and Innovation Fellows reached out to host a game booth in the Midway. The four sophomores, AJ, Olivia, Charlie, and Caitlin teamed up with …
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Team Little Kids Update – Post by Maguire McMahon EDI’20
Hello. My name is Maguire McMahon and this year I worked with Keon Tavakoli on a project named “EDI in Aftercare.” Every other Wednesday Keon and I would venture down to the lower school to run build projects for children …
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