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A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Innovation Center took place Friday evening to a sizable theater of visitors on a sprawling Quail Rd. in south Longmont.
Afterward, parents and students explored rooms full of drones, robots, machines, a 3-D printer, and other odds and ends to their heart’s delight as instructors educated them on their fascinating tangible peculiarities.
Every inch was lit with electrical life. Wires and scraps were unfastened on large work tables. Mechanical arms reached out from ceilings and benches to better a fine hand. Some planes and drones were out on display and some were tucked away to see another day. Cabinets and drawers lined walls fresh with use and full of assorted bits and pieces. Learning tools aplenty were looked upon with young wide eyes. Many designed to train young minds the basics of order, like pre-code feet-wetting toys of sorts designed to discover patterns and deepen sorting skills.
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The Innovation Center is a new hub for St. Vrain Valley students to discover more advanced technologies than the Career Development Center on South Sunset. The $20 million building will be utilized from this Fall onward, broadening horizons as well as space from the previous 6,000 square feet to the new 50,000 square feet.
The primary focus of the center is crafting, designing, and engineering technology for students gearing up for professions in the industry. The Innovation Center also allows students to earn industry certifications, including Apple, Tricaster, and IT Fundamentals certifications.
Students prepare with industry standard equipment for higher education and future real-world careers in such areas as aeronautics, robotics, virtual reality, media production, and biomedical science.
The Longmont Observer was lucky enough to attend the ceremony. Below are some photos of what was beeping and buzzing at the Innovation Center.
