Corinne Okada Takara

WORKSHOP SPACEAs we begin to plan the specifics of our workshop, we’re seeking a community biolab, library, institution, or other space to host a BioArtBot Place-Based Microbial Art Palette Worksho...

How can we emphasize that microbe sampling is an exciting journey in itself? How might we share how sampling varies depending on the environment we’re sampling from, and the microbes we hope to fin...

A webpage now houses the Pono STEAM Kits resources. Each activity is accompanied by a postcard and a lesson plan. The postcards are designed to be visual step-by-step reference tools sharing the ba...

This past Saturday we celebrated the journey of the Pono STEAM kits. Over Hawaiian food and music, we discussed community issues and education. A range of the projects were showcased in my hale mak...

Through the spring and early summer of 2024, I have been working with a range of groups on the passive fluid flow activity, Mo’o Shapeshifter, of the Pono STEAM kit. This hands-on paper fluidic act...

OverviewThe Pono STEAM kit Autograph Tree Leaf Etching workshop was conducted in May in two conferences as alternative sustainable name tag activities engaging over 160 people. This activity blends...

Solar Bot WorkshopsWorkshops in April & MaySince our last advisory board meeting in March, several Solar Bot workshops and alternative solar light workshops (for rainy days) have been conducted...

Last night I drafted a prototype of our community participant journal based upon brainstorming conversations with Tim Dobbs and my How to Grow Almost Anything TA (HTGAA) Sally Kong. The conversatio...

co- written by Corinne Takara and 7th and 8th graders of the Montessori School of MauiOVERVIEW:On April 1st, 7th and 8th grade students at the Montessori School of Maui explored this workshop that ...