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Marielle Lens

Mariëlle LensMaker Educator

Mariëlle Lens was a maker educator and concept developer with Waag's Maker Education Lab. In this role, she co-develops projects with organisations in the fields of education, libraries, museums and heritage. These projects focussed on new technologies for creating innovative ways of learning. Mariëlle is an advocate for maker education in the Netherlands. From 2016 she has been training teachers and librarians in digital fabrication, at the Maakplaatsen amongst others.

Labs

Current projects

Groene en paarse lichtstrepen
Maker Education Lab

PULSE-ART

PULSE-ART integrates arts into education to enhance cultural expression and awareness and address gaps. Through tools tested in seven different countries, it fosters collaboration and lifelong learning, shaping policies to strengthen arts in education across Europe.
Critical ChangeLabs
Maker Education Lab

Critical ChangeLab

Young people are the future of democracy. In the project Critical ChangeLab Waag researched how we can build notions of active citizenship amongst young people, 11 to 18 years old.
Maakplaats 021
Maker Education Lab

Amsterdam Maakplaats 021

021 Maakplaats Amsterdam is a scale-up of our years of pioneering activities and efforts in the maker movement en maker education.