Educational Playhouse
We began by creating a design taking inspiration by other designs online, and planned the phases of execution to ensure we completed our project by our deadline. Beginning in August, we balanced our busy schedules to purchase nails, wood, and screws and construct our playhouse. Unique to most designs, we added an interactive rainwater collection system with a fan inside, all powered by solar panels installed on the roof. In addition, due to scheduling with the church, we needed to design and construct this playhouse to be deconstructed, transported, and reassembled on site.
From this experience I learned many skills and gained much knowledge regarding to construction. This ranged from the simple difference between treated wood and plywood to how to square out and level the base to ensure a strong foundation. Working with these girls and our busy schedules provided valuable experience with time management and goal setting to make sure we stayed on track to construction.
My senior year of high school, a few friends of mine took on a capstone project to build a full-sized raised playhouse to be donated to a local church by the end of our senior year.
Sticking to our goal to inspire kids to pursue STEM, we raised money through hosting two STEM summer camps to local kids, raising over $1,800 and showing kids the reasoning and fun of science through simple, creative activities.