The 4th Annual Brookwood Cluster Schools’ Maker Faire will take place noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at Brookwood High School, 1255 Dogwood Rd SW, Snellville. The event provides students, parents, and community members the opportunity to engage with more than 50 exhibits and hands-on interactive activities which include drone races, virtual reality experiences, 3D printing, arts and crafts, CO2 car races, and more.

The exhibits and activities will be led by students and staff members from the cluster’s seven schools— Brookwood High, Crews Middle, Five Forks Middle, Brookwood Elementary, Craig Elementary, Gwin Oaks Elementary, and Head Elementary.

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The Maker Faire concept was created in 2008 by Make magazine. With the first event taking place in California, the goal is to celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself mindset. It is a festival of creative and innovative science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) activities.

The event is free and open to the public.

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