Director’s Note on Our Conversation with Folks at the New E3 School

    The EDI Fellows had the opportunity to meet with folks from the New E3 School here in Norfolk, VA via Zoom.  Our conversation started with Mrs. Lisa Howard, President and CEO of E3 and New E3 School, discussing the history and goals of E3 and then turned toward to the …
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    Hackathon to Build a Book EDI Enclosure (Boxes) for the Literacy Fellows and Tidewater Park Elementary Students

    Back by popular demand, the EDI Fellows have done their first Hackathon of the year. Aligned with our EDI values of citizenship and adaptability, the EDI Fellows spent a day just before Thanksgiving creating personalized book enclosures, which will house a personalized selection of …
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    Road Kings and the Kinetic Driver – Guest Alum Speaker Len Shropshire NA’89

    Len Shropshire, Norfolk Academy graduate of ‘89, joined the EDI Fellows, a second time in the EDI Fellows history, to talk about his adaptive designs for wounded veterans to ride motorcycles and the importance of user experience in motorcycles and today’s world.   Len, …
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    Poggers Bridge Project to Master Tinkercad by Kristin Houston

    Over the past few weeks, I have been using the Tinkercad program to design a bridge that I can 3D print. The other sophomores and I worked on these designs so that we may gain some experience using design tools …
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    Reflection on EDI Speaker and 3D-Printing Project by Vignesh Akkina ’23

    As an EDI fellow, I have learned how to design, create, and print 3D print on Tinkercad, while being advised by Dr. Call. The design process of our bridge project included gaining inspiration from the internet to build a creative …
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    3D Printed Bridge Project by Will Ward ’23

    As a new member of the EDI fellows, I was challenged with the task of 3D printing a bridge. The goal of this project was to learn the basic skills of 3D design while creating a quality product. Wanting to …
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    Insights into 3D-Printing A Bridge by Micah Baum ’23

    My first project in EDI Fellows was to design and then 3D print a bridge. I used Tinkercad, a 3D modeling software, to design three separate bridges.. One was a simple arched bridge, and another was a cable-stayed bridge, to …
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    Unique Bridge Project to Develop Skills in 3D-Printing by Noah Howell ’23

    I recently started the process of creating a bridge. In an attempt to deviate from a classical bridge design I came up with a design where a carriage follows a raised screw across a gap. I designed a gear system …
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    Game Design Project Update by Stinson Moss ’22

    Games are fun. Even more so when connected with other players, whether that be locally or online. Games are students’ get away from school, but what makes the game I make different from most is that it is full of …
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    Extension Project to Team Little Kids by Foster Kimple ’22

    For my project I have joined with Keon Tavakoli, Olivia Danielson, and AJ Keels. Our project, Team Little Kids primarily focuses on EDI challenges for students in the lower school in aftercare. These challenges are particularly geared towards the students …
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