The Hatchery Workshop – If you need tools and materials to solve a problem, this is the space to do that. We are equipped with a 3D printer, Laser Cutter, woodworking, welding, and other capabilities, as well as a vast array of materials. Students can access the Workshop through a designated Apprenticeship "class", and Independent Study, or simply on their own during study hall or after school. Teachers can use the Workshop with classes to redefine student products to demonstrate learning. Within the Workshop, one of our students may make a prototype for the next aquaculture harvesting system, a new book form, or new way to remotely remove snow from Maine walkways.
The Hatchery Commons – We renovated a former lecture hall to create the central hub of The Hatchery Commons – a community space where we hope the seeds of incubation begin to germinate. The space will include a classroom space as well as creativity lounge for students, teachers, and the community to gather, get comfortable, think creatively together, and spur the next generation of new ideas. There will be writable walls and spaces for collaboration and inspiration. We hope this space will ignite a new app like Uber to help get Camden Hills students home after extra-curricular activities, a totally new structure for student voice at Camden Hills, or a better way to address the Opioid crisis in Maine.