During my education and social justice Masters Program at Maryland Institute College of the Arts, I developed a trades-focused after school program for local teens in partnership with the Baltimore-based state-of-the-art MakerSpace, Open Works.  Each semester, participants gained shop certifications in up to the 7 trade-based studios, including woodworking, metal shop, laser cutting, sewing and construction, … Continue reading Open Works Teen Maker Entrepreneurship Program