The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe (LCOO) K-12 School became the first tribal school in Wisconsin to be awarded a Fab Lab grant, nearly $20,000, to help students enhance their science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) skills as part of their professional development.
A “fab lab,” according to a Governor Tony Evers’ press release, stands for “fabrication laboratory” or a “high technology workshop equipped with computer-controlled manufacturing components such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control (CNC) routes and plasma cutters.”
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