Birdwood STEAM Lab

Our team began by asking a series of questions:

These questions helped to guide our desire to create a unique functional space that supports our CLAS vision for STEAM. Next, a process began of gaining input from select faculty incorporating design features that would support the kind of interdisciplinary project-based instruction we seek to promote at Covenant. While the physical work occurred our school endured a few challenging years without the full use of our multipurpose room and art spaces. Earlier this year with the final physical transformation of the STEAM space on the Birdwood campus we celebrate the accomplishments of the service of many. Mr. Chad Austin once again delights in the work of sparking wonder and appreciation for the beauty in God’s world. Mr. Austin has a spacious area to promote Communication - Collaboration - Critical Thinking - Creativity - which are hallmarks of STEAM project work. Several features unique to the space include a blend of natural light with electrical lighting, and specialized workstations which are flexible in their grouping capabilities, and practical with storage. It was designed with solid work surfaces to allow for unobstructed design and build workspace as well as a variety of storage which includes large closets with shelves to assist in the care and protection of materials. Sinks, as cleaning stations, allow for a clean-up from a variety of mediums. As we work in this space we are discovering that more shelving is needed to showcase and store projects in process and additional materials.  We are blessed to have the support of the Covenant Community behind our creative work here on the Birdwood Campus.