Thursday, June 9, 2016

Bucketworks Closes

from: info@schoolfactory.org

We transferred the most recent Bucketworks space in the Grand Avenue Mall to new ownership (a past Bucketworks member!) in mid-2015, so we could focus on supporting our wider network of collaborative spaces and educational learning programs. It's now being operated as a co-working space called the Milwaukee Cooperative.

Bucketworks was one of the very first collaborative spaces in the country in 2002. Over its 13 year history in 4 different Milwaukee locations, it spawned dozens of new businesses, and hosted regular arts performances, community workshops, technology hack-a-thons, and professional meetups. Companies like Manpower International, GE Healthcare, and Harley Davidson used Bucketworks to develop new strategies, new products, and new organizational cultures based on collaboration and transparency, while local community organizations like Newaukee and Spreenkler were formed and incubated within its program. Its models for integrated learning methods and community engagement inspired other collaborative spaces and educational innovators throughout the United States and abroad.

While most people in the Milwaukee-area only know us by Bucketworks, School Factory does a lot of other things too! We are now in the full-time business of helping learning communities start, grow, and thrive. 

Thanks to everyone who helped make Bucketworks a success over the course of its 13 year history. We accomplished great things!

The Future of Learning: June 6th
An evening of hands-on exploration & discovery

Join us
as we reconnect with the Milwaukee community post-Bucketworks, share our vision of the future, and present new models for learning on June 6th. Learn more and register here!

Schedule:
5:00pm Doors Open
5:30-7:30pm Main program
7:30-8:00pm Open Discussion

School Factory asks questions about how we can develop a more qualified workforce, improve student engagement and achievement, and provide opportunities for everyone to learn in ways that make them more effective, successful, happy, and healthy.
If you are interested in these questions too - if you are passionate about transforming education, building learning communities, or thinking in new ways - please join us for an event that will provide a window into how hands-on experiences that integrate creative, technical, social and personal learning can begin to provide answers.
You will...
  • Meet other people who want to connect across disciplines and create new education methods
  • Experience first-hand what integrated hands-on learning experiences are like through a series of activities
  • Learn about some of the work being done by cutting edge local organizations
  • Explore important themes and questions around learning
  • Encounter perspectives about the positives and negatives of popular trends in education like “making” “innovation” and “STEM” - let’s cut through the hype!
Join us on Monday evening, June 6th!
 
 What's Next for School Factory

We provide a number of services for collaborative spaces and other hands-on learning communities. We are working hard to provide stellar support for these groups and to push forward the conversation about how to integrate the values of inclusiveness, full-person development, and health.

Our new website provides more information about the specific ways we support hands-on learning communities. We will continue to refine and expand the site over time.

We will use this newsletter to feature:
  • Stories from collaborative spaces and innovative learning programs in our network
  • Progress on strategic development of our core operations and new programs
  • School Factory events like The Future of Learning (above)
  • Interesting articles and news about hands-on learning
Register now!