The MakerLab is an innovation space where frugal, open and replicable solutions to environmental and social challenges are imagined, prototyped and built.
Located on nearly 260 m² within the Learning Planet Institute campus, this space for exchange, learning and experimentation includes a workshop, a laboratory and a woodworking area. It is open to students, researchers and project leaders.
The MakerLab is a member of the Orange Foundation’s network of social FabLabs.
Key figures
In 2023-2024
- 80students supported
- 30modulesteaching delivered
- 3peopletrained in the use of machines
Towards a more accessible world
Our team has developed strong expertise in accessibility for people with disabilities.
Our goal? To support young people in learning through innovation that serves the common good.
Examples of projects developed at the MakerLab
Seasonal Schools
Learning by doing for the SDGs
A short training programme based on project-based learning, designed to address ecological and social challenges linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Within stage range
Festival accessibility imagined by young people
This project harnesses students’ creativity and innovative capacity to design and test, in real-world conditions, new solutions to accessibility challenges.
The Schools Challenge
Urban and eco-responsible challenges for lower secondary students
In partnership with JPMorganChase, This educational mentoring program aims to develop interest in sustainable development and STEM among secondary school students in Seine-Saint-Denis, and to encourage them to take ownership of urban and local issues through project management.
The MakerLab provides the facilities for the final production of the projects.
