“In a SmartLab HQ, everyone comes together and all of those cliques go away. The engineer kids need the art kids—we all need each other in this room."

“In the SmartLab I have learned to persevere through projects. I’ve learned if your design doesn't work on the first try, it takes many alterations and adjustments to get it to work.”

"When I realized that my role was to encourage a student, instead of trying to get them to do an assignment, my perspective changed and transitioning to being a facilitator became the most fulfilling teaching I’ve done."

"The students have more say in their own learning—they get to drive it. Here, collaboration has increased, and it‘s more of a social learning environment. The students have pride in what they‘re doing."