How can you ensure students receive quality, curated STEAM education?
It’s easy! Schedule a Field Trip with The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub.
Visit us in North Little Rock, Arkansas, or let us come to you in our Mobile Makerspace.
Need financial assistance? CLICK HERE to apply for a scholarship!
Book a Trip to the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub!
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
Introduce your students and clubs to the unique experience of Arkansas’s first makerspace at the Innovation Hub! Here, they will delve into the fascinating world of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, and discover how these subjects converge and encourage problem-solving in their day-to-day lives.
The curriculum for each STEAM field trip is meticulously crafted by our team of expert educators and delves into the various aspects of technology, art, and entrepreneurial ventures, igniting a never-ending spark of curiosity.
On top of their chosen field trip, students will be treated to a tour of the Hub’s studio spaces. The Hub offers dynamic, hands-on activities, ensuring that students will experience our makerspace and equipment in action.
Students don’t just learn – they engage! Through our field trip activities, they are encouraged to investigate and explore!
Book our Mobile Makerspace to Come to You!
The Mobile Makerspace
Our Mobile Makerspace, the Innovation Hub on Wheels, is your convenient solution for bringing educational programming right to your doorstep! Designed for portability, it can transport most of our hands-on STEAM learning activities to your community, making learning more accessible and enjoyable.
Our Mobile Makerspace is a game-changer for schools. We understand that not everyone can visit the Innovation Hub, whether due to cost or distance. That’s why we’ve created our mobile unit, to bring a makerspace directly into Arkansas’s classrooms and communities. This initiative not only provides hands-on education but also fosters a culture of innovation and learning.
Our curricula, designed to explore STEAM subjects using a project-based interdisciplinary model, are not just educational; they’re fun. We inspire youth (and adults) to learn more about 21st-century technologies, enabling them to become makers, artists, and entrepreneurs. With our Mobile Makerspace, we can help spark their desire to become lifelong learners!
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
Introduce your students and clubs to the unique experience of Arkansas’s first makerspace at the Innovation Hub! Here, they will delve into the fascinating world of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, and discover how these subjects converge and encourage problem-solving in their day to day lives.
The curriculum for each STEAM field trip is meticulously crafted by our team of expert educators and delves into the various aspects of technology, art, and entrepreneurial ventures, igniting a never-ending spark of curiosity.
On top of their chosen field trip, students will be treated to a tour of the Hub’s studio spaces. The Hub offers dynamic, hands-on activities, ensuring that students will experience our makerspace and equipment in action.
Students don’t just learn – they engage! Through our field trip activities, they are encouraged to investigate and explore!
The Mobile Makerspace
Our Mobile Makerspace, the Innovation Hub on Wheels, is your convenient solution for bringing educational programming right to your doorstep! Designed for portability, it can transport most of our hands-on STEAM learning activities to your community, making learning more accessible and enjoyable.
Our Mobile Makerspace is a game-changer for schools. We understand that not everyone can visit the Innovation Hub, whether due to cost or distance. That’s why we’ve created our mobile unit, to bring a makerspace directly into Arkansas’s classrooms and communities. This initiative not only provides hands-on education but also fosters a culture of innovation and learning.
Our curricula, designed to explore STEAM subjects using a project-based interdisciplinary model, are not just educational, they’re fun. We inspire youth (and adults) to learn more about 21st Century technologies, enabling them to become makers, artists, and entrepreneurs.
With our Mobile Makerspace, we can help spark their desire to become life-long learners!
Thanks to the generosity of Pulaski County, we can offer STEAM Field Trips within Pulaski County at no cost to the school!
Ready to schedule an amazing field trip with The Innovation Hub?
Check out our STEAM Field Trip offerings per grade!
Frequently Asked Questions
How many students can we include?
Different activities can accommodate different numbers of students. For Mobile Makerspace: If you wish to accommodate, for example, 80 children, we will rotate groups at their maximum capacity until all 80 participate. For Field Trips at The Innovation Hub: We can accommodate up to 100 children with our Immersion Field Trip offering.
How much will the STEAM field trip cost?
The prices of our activities are listed after selecting your grade range, and the overall price will vary depending on the number of participants. Scholarships are available if you need financial assistance.
Can we do more than one activity?
We offer an Immersion Option that includes multiple activities for field trips located inside the Innovation Hub facility. We can only offer one activity with our Mobile Makerspace.
How long does a field trip activity last?
The duration depends on the chosen activity, grade range, and the number of students participating. Once you select your grade range in the section above, a new page will open with each available activity, listing the length and capacity in the description.
How much notice do we need to give to book a field trip?
We need at least two weeks to prepare materials and staffing, but our Mobile Makerspace is known to be fully booked up a couple of months in advance. Reserve your spot early!
Can parents attend?
Due to limited space and other ongoing activities inside our Makerspace, field trips are limited to students and teachers/chaperones only. Extra people can make it difficult for our STEAM educators to lead the field trip activities.
Can students bring lunch?
With advance notice, we can make space for students to take a lunch break within our facility. Please be sure to let us know on the inquiry form.
Where should we park for field trips at The Hub?
To accommodate buses, we have a parking lot behind our building adjacent to Broadway Street. There is also free street-side parking around the building and a public parking lot at the corner of Poplar and 4th Streets (but buses cannot park in this lot.) Parking downtown North Little Rock is free.
Is there an Immersion Option for the Mobile Makerspace?
No. The Immersion Option is only available inside the Innovation Hub, where we can set up multiple equipment stations in our large facility. While we CAN accommodate large groups with our mobile option, unfortunately, we cannot carry all the equipment and additional educators necessary to run multiple activities from our Mobile Makerspace. The Mobile Makerspace is limited to one or two activities.
What do schools need to provide for the Mobile Makerspace field trip?
Site needs vary from activity to activity and are listed on their respective booking forms, visible on the next webpage after selecting your grade range.
Will students go inside the Mobile Makerspace for activities?
No. The Innovation Hub on Wheels is just big enough to transport the equipment and educators. Schools and communities will need to provide ample space for the activity.
Will students get to take something home?
This varies by activity. Some of our activities include a take home project. Others are exposure and experience-based and do not have a take-home element. All are amazing!
Our Educators
Our Educational Impact Across the State
Thanks to our Mobile Makerspace - The Innovation Hub on Wheels
WE'VE INTERACTED IN MORE THAN...
%
OF ARKANSAS COUNTIES
Counties We Have Visited Since 2018
- Ashley
- Baxter
- Benton
- Bradley
- Chicot
- Craighead
- Crawford
- Crittenden
- Cross
- Desha
- Faulkner
- Fulton
- Garland
- Grant
- Independence
- Izard
- Jefferson
- Johnson
- Lafayette
- Logan
- Lonoke
- Madison
- Marion
- Monroe
- Newton
- Perry
- Phillips
- Polk
- Pope
- Pulaski
- Saline
- Searcy
- Sebastian
- Sharp
- Union
- Van Buren
- Washington
- White
Refund policies for our classes and workshops: Due to the diverse number of classes, workshops, summer camps, and field trips we offer, we have created a cancellation policy that gives us an opportunity to fill our schedule. You may cancel by phone or by sending an email to education@arhub.org. If you have to cancel your upcoming class, private instruction session, workshop, field trip, or summer camp registration, refunds will be given as follows: Cancellations made 30 days or more in advance of the event date will receive a 100% refund, cancellations made 15-30 days in advance of the event date will receive a 50% refund, cancellations made 0-14 days within the event date will not receive any type of refund.
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is a branch of the North Little Rock Public Library System.
FIND US IN NLR
Innovation Hub
North Little Rock Public Library System
204 E 4th St
North Little Rock, AR 72114
library.information@nlrlibrary.org
OUR HOURS
- MWF 9AM to 5PM
- TTH 9AM to 8PM
- SAT: 1st & 3rd of Month, 10AM to 2PM