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Design Lab at the Idea Studio

Part of a nationwide collaboration led by Dramatic Results® closing the opportunity/resource gap with arts-integrated STEAM Programming

Our mission is to empower young innovators to think differently about themselves and their world.

What is Design Lab?

Design Lab at the Idea Studio is part of a nationwide collaboration intended to deliver high quality, equitable, and engaging arts integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math (STEAM) Programming to traditionally repressed / ignored populations of 3rd-5th graders in the Fond du Lac School District. Read more here.

To learn more about the history of the Design Lab, click here.

Ready for 2025?

Summer Design Lab 2025 is a series of arts integrated STEAM workshops presented by Fond du Lac Public Library focusing primarily on Design Thinking. We will serve up to 40 students per week who will be entering 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade in the Fond du Lac School District for the 2025–2026 school year. We are going to have 5 weeks of Summer Camp in between June, July and August.

  • Location: Marian University – 45 S National Ave, Fond du Lac, WI 54935.
  • Time: 9:00 AM -3:00 PM.
  • Session dates are below:
    • Week 1: June 23 – June 27
    • Week 2: July 7 – July 11
    • Week 3: July 21 – July 25
    • Week 4: August 4 – August 8
    • Week 5: August 18 – August 22

This cost of the program is free. All supplies and materials are included. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided.

Design Lab is part of a nationwide collaboration, funded by a grant, and is closing the opportunity gap with arts-integrated, project based, STEAM Programming for traditionally marginalized communities. The SEED Project is a multi-year grant led by Dramatic Results®, funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Well Rounded Education Program, the Rudolph J. and Daphne A. Munzer Foundation, and the Port of Long Beach. SEED Design Lab is an innovative out-of-school-time program for elementary school students that merges Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) with design thinking principles. The SEED Design Lab is one of three demonstration sites across the US using Dramatic Results’ innovative educational model for developing community-based STEAM Ecosystems.

¿Listo para el 2025?

Design Lab Summer 2025 es un campamento de verano STEM integrado de artes de una semana. Es totalmente GRATUITO. Presentado por la Biblioteca Pública de Fond du Lac. Aceptaremos 40 estudiantes por semana de campamento que entren registrados entre 3.º, 4.º o 5.º grado en el Distrito Escolar Fond du Lac para el año escolar 2025-2026.

Ofreceremos 5 semanas de campamento diferentes, todas las sesiones se realizarán entre las 9 a. m. y las 3 p. m.

  • Las semanas de campamento son las siguientes y serán de lunes a viernes en la Universidad Marian, 45 S National Ave, Fond du Lac, WI 54935.
    • 23 de junio – 27 de junio
    • 7 de julio – 11 de julio
    • 21 de julio – 25 de julio
    • 4 de agosto – 8 de agosto
    • 18 de agosto – 22 de agosto

Las actividades comenzarán a las 9:00 am. La recogida será a las 3:00 PM. Este programa es gratuito para todos los participantes. Se brindara almuerzo y refrigerios.

Design Lab es parte de una colaboración a nivel nacional, financiada por una subvención, y está cerrando la brecha de oportunidades con programación STEAM basada en proyectos e integrada en las artes para comunidades tradicionalmente marginadas. El Proyecto SEED es una subvención plurianual liderada por Dramatic Results®, financiada por el Departamento de Educación de EE. UU., la Oficina del Programa de Educación Integral, la Fundación Rudolph J. y Daphne A. Munzer y el Puerto de Long Beach. El Laboratorio de Diseño SEED es un innovador programa extraescolar para estudiantes de primaria que combina las ciencias, la tecnología, la ingeniería, las artes y las matemáticas (STEAM) con los principios del pensamiento de diseño. El Laboratorio de Diseño SEED es uno de los tres centros de demostración en EE. UU. que utilizan el innovador modelo educativo de Dramatic Results para desarrollar ecosistemas STEAM comunitarios. Las decisiones de aceptación al programa se considerarán cuidadosamente. Este no es un programa por orden de llegada.

Ubicación: Universidad Marian, 45 S National Ave, Fond du Lac, WI 54935.

Design Lab Questions & Feedback

Please submit all questions/comments/suggestions to Design Lab in this form (checked daily, excluding holidays and most weekends). If you would like to speak with a Design Lab team member, please call 920-322-3626.