THINK MAKE CREATE (TMC) MOBILE LABS

TMC Mobile Lab Brings STEAM Learning Opportunities to Wyoming

Wyoming Afterschool Alliance Builds Partnerhips to Inspire Kids 

Think Make Create (TMC) Mobile Maker Labs are 6×12-foot trailers that can easily be transported for use at afterschool program sites and community-based learning sites. Like a high tech Pony Express, TMC Mobile Labs can travel across Wyoming to deliver educational opportunities to the Cowboy State’s emerging workforce.

The trailers are designed to focus on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math), subjects that are 21st Century skills vital to preparing Wyoming’s emerging workforce for a changing economy. Organizations can build on this foundation by adding activities based on the arts, literacy, and more. 

The TMC Mobile Lab was originally conceived by Beyond School Bells, Nebraska’s state afterschool network. WYAA is now working with stakeholders in Wyoming to bring TMC Mobile Labs to communities around the Equality State. Wyoming’s first lab was launched in Carbon County in January 2019 with support from AT&T Mountain Region and Sinclair Oil Company in cooperation with Carbon County Boys & Girls Club, Carbon County School District #1, and Carbon County Higher Education Center. Afterschool programs, businesses, nonprofits, school districts, and anyone interested in investing in Wyoming’s emerging workforce should contact WYAA.    

WYAA Director Michelle Sullivan commented, “Community partnerships with afterschool and summer learning programs provide critical support to ensure that today’s children have the skills required to tackle the problems of tomorrow. These connections encourage young people to stay in Wyoming and build a prosperous economy for all of us.”