It’s easy! Visit the Innovation Hub, or let us bring the field trip to you—virtually or with our Mobile MakerSpace!
Our STEAM-based field trips are educational, fun and thought-provoking. Each experience includes a hands-on project designed to engage your students’ hands and minds whether they are visiting the Hub or interacting virtually.
Each field trip exposes students to a variety of creative possibilities—from technology to art to entrepreneurial ventures. Students don’t just learn—they engage and are encouraged to investigate and explore!
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Visit the Hub in Person!
Bring your class to the Innovation Hub and give your students the benefit of experiencing Arkansas’ first makerspace in person. Students will receive a tour of the Hub’s studio spaces in addition to their selected field trip. Hands-on activities are dynamic at the Hub. Students will see our state-of-the-art spaces and equipment in action!
Virtual and Kit-Based!
Our virtual experiences are every bit as fun and engaging as the in-person ones. Students receive digital or physical kits with the tools and materials they need to complete their projects, and we make it easy for teachers, too! We provide the instructors and kits, and you provide the students. It’s that simple.
Virtual experiences can be held via Google Meet or Zoom.
Learn to use Tinker CAD — a free, online, 3D design program that will allow you to make digital objects for 3D printing. This is a great way to get started with learning how to design!
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4th – 12th Grade | $10 per student
Capacity: 15 – 20**
Ready to get your hands dirty? Students will enjoy learning the science of color and how to tie-dye a t-shirt or bandana. Each student will leave with their own colorful, wearable art.
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4th – 12th Grade | $16 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 25
Let’s dive into electricity! Students will learn how a basic circuit works by using copper tape, wire, batteries, and LEDs to build their own paper circuit creation. Next, they will explore the creative potential of illuminating their drawings.
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4th – 12th Grade | $12 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 25
Learn the traditional way to create prints! Students will make custom stamps that will be used to transfer images. We’ll focus on printmaking techniques you can do at home!
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K – 12th Grade | $12 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 25
Let’s learn how to print a design onto a t-shirt, tote bag or poster! Students will enjoy watching designs come to life as they learn this useful printmaking process. This technique is used by maker entrepreneurs of all ages!
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4th – 12th Grade | $16 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 25
Automata — what is that?! This is hands-on STEAM learning at its finest! Students will make their own whimsical kinetic sculptures that animate a character or scene when the handle is turned. They will enjoy experiencing their creations come to life!
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4th – 12th Grade | $12 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 25
Ready to see art and science combined?! Students will learn how to make their own watercolor paint using everyday items. Trust us — this is taking watercolor to a whole new level. Students will leave with a painting that showcases their custom color palette.
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K – 12th Grade | $12 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 25
Become engineers and learn all about circuitry, electricity, and how to combine basic components to create art-making robots. Through this tinkering process, students will problem-solve, improvise, and iterate mechanical creations that generate unique designs.
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4th – 12th Grade | $17 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 25
Vector who? Laser engrave what? What sorcery is this?! Vector art is composed of computer-generated points, lines and shapes that are used to create logos and artwork. In this field trip students will turn their ideas into artwork that can be used for a variety of purposes including laser engraving on wood or even screen printing onto t-shirts.
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4th – 12th Grade | $8 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 20**
Everyone will enjoy creating a custom ceramic sculpture using slab construction and a variety of decorating techniques. Students will use stamps and other objects to create texture and designs on their slabs. They will enjoy attaching decorative and functional elements that transform their clay projects into unique works of art.
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K – 12th Grade | $12 per student*
Capacity: 15 – 25**
*Cost difference for virtual due to supplies needed **Denotes larger capacity avaliable in virtual offering or MMS offering
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 proud affiliate of Winrock International.
FIND US IN NLR
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
204 E 4th St
North Little Rock, AR 72114
OUR HOURS
- MWF 9AM to 5PM
- TTH 9AM to 8PM