On Saturday, June 16, 2018, eight teens culminated their 20-week Teen Maker Entrepreneur Program [TMEP] at Open Works – Baltimore with the opportunity to win a summer scholarship to Open Works and continue their ‘making’ efforts while building their business. This program was open to Baltimore City and County students ages 16 – 19. Of the 16 applicants chosen, four Baltimore Design School (BDS) students were accepted into the program. Each of the three BDS students competing in the ‘Open Tank’ competition, won scholarships.
The Teen Maker Entrepreneur program kicked off in February 2018 after students submitted applications and interest essays. Sixteen students were selected to participate in the program, which required that they treat the program like a job. Students were expected to be on time, miss no more than four days and meet each of the certification benchmarks set.
Students worked with instructors, makers and mentors to earn safety certifications in woods, sewing, laser cutting, electronics/robotics, 3D printing and graphic design. They learned programs like Tinkercad and the Adobe Suite, as well as how to use industrial sewing machines, woodshop tools, and basic electronics.
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