Students learn how commerce works here
Murphy Thursday brought lots of folks out to The Learning Center charter school for the seventh annual Maker Faire.
Numerous booths were set up to display everything from arts and crafts and baked goods to creative projects by the students. The community was also encouraged to come out and display their own talents.
The event was meant to help teach students how commerce works.
“Anything can be made, and anything that can be made should be celebrated,” said Ryan Bender, the school’s administrator.
Sky Harmon, a seventh-grader at the school was selling her fudge as well as glass mushrooms. When asked what she thought the event
taught her, Sky said, “It helps teach us how to use profits in different areas, like to pay back parents for supplies and use some of the profits towards other projects. We also get to keep some.”
Brooklyn Hill was selling her paintings and sketches. “It’s a big hobby for me. I’m here to help get my name out there and show people they can do whatever they put their minds to,” she said.
There was even a little face painter set up to display her work on the faces of fellow students.
Cora Banick and Adria Donohue were at a table selling bracelets, various types of brownies – including reduced sugar ones – and doing a card trick for 25 cents. If your card wasn’t guessed correctly, they waived the quarter payment.
One of the booths displayed a couple of 3D printers that were put together by Adam Kurti and Levi Henry. They were showing some printed items.
Mike LaLone was teaching the students how to craft pottery with his display. There were cloggers performing from John C Campbell School as well as Ms. Monica’s Bear Cub Cloggers.
Just a few of the many other items on display included handmade journals, jewelry, needle felt pillows and up cycled pin-back buttons. There were also games to play as well as various interactive projects.