Susie Criswell

Criswell and her colleagues proposed converting an underutilized area of the school and "Creating the Invention Studio". The space will allow students to work collaboratively or individually on ideas using an assortment of materials such as Styrofoam, modeling clay, balloons, wood blocks and simple machinery to help spark creativity and exploration. Potentially the entire student body (415 students) at Wrights Mill Road Elementary will benefit from the completion of the lab, which will also house a computer station to be used for research and notation of their ideas for inventions. This project will allow the creative spirits of both teachers and students to flourish as they work in tandem to create tangible projects that inspire exploration and encourage problem solving. The space will be supervised by the teacher whose class is utilizing the space at any given time. While using the materials, students will be required to exercise safety precautions. Criswell resides in Auburn.