An advanced engineering student works on the CNC machine on signage
for the mobile Fab Lab.
The Grable grant also includes funding for three high school
work experience students to travel with the Fab Lab and help
teach the lessons to the younger students. According to Fox
Chapel Area High School senior and advanced engineering
student Michael Bliss, working on the mobile Fab Lab has been
“really cool. I’m looking forward to visiting the elementary
students. I’m also looking forward to being able to be with the
kids and showing them something I enjoy and also showing
them the technology that I’ve learned.”
According to Gregg Behr, the executive director of The Grable
Foundation, “We’re excited for the teaching and learning
moments that this mobile Fab Lab will create, not only for
educators and students in the Fox Chapel Area, but also for
teachers and students up and down the Allegheny valley.”