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Maker Faire 2014 may have been the best one yet! We had 5 intrepid Mouse Squads in attendance, awesome Mouse Corps students were everywhere, and so much fun was had by all!

Thank you to these awesome Squads who joined us:

• The SuperTechs from MS 328 Manhattan Middle School for Scientific Inquiry,
• The Defenders of Technology from PS 89 Cypress Hills Community School,
• The Mouse Squad at Cambria Heights Academy,
• Halsey's Mouse Squad from JHS 157 Stephen A. Halsey, and
• The Mouse Squad at the Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology!

Mouse Squad students took on awesome soldering projects, got a close-up look at 3D printing (including a 3D printed robot and car!), hung out with a giant bike-powered alligator, and more!

Mouse Corps was super busy all day, too! Mouse Corps students split their time between a few different booths: they presented their assistive technology projects -- brand-new innovations created to support people with Cerebral Palsy to do daily tasks more independently, including everything from vacuuming to playing video games! They also led fun Webmaker activities, and taught the crowd how to tinker with electronics at the gadgITERATION table!

Mouse Corps looks pretty awesome, huh? Well if you're a high schooler in Mouse Squad, you can sign up to be in Mouse Corps this year! The deadline to apply is October 7 -- get all the details here!

Check out more great photos of Maker Faire here!

Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday! It was great to see you, and we look forward to seeing everyone at more great events all year long!