Makerspace - Seven Generations Education Institute

What is a Makerspace?

SGEI’s Makerspaces (located at the Rainy Lake and Kenora campuses) are collaborative spaces open to everyone. Our spaces offer a wide range of technology and cultural crafts for creating, inventing, sharing, and enjoying a hands-on experience. We have the equipment, tools and supplies so you can get creating and making!

Who can use our Makerspace?

Our Makerspace is open to everyone: SGEI students, staff and the public. To use the Makerspace, you can:

Sign up for a workshop
Drop-in during our hours of operation
Bring home a DIY Kit

Workshops

SGEI hosts a variety of free workshops, open to everyone. Refer to our website events calendar for the latest workshops, or stay-up-to-date with our upcoming workshops by subscribing to our monthly newsletter.

Drop-ins

We ask that all Makerspace patrons be trained before using our equipment. To get started using our Makerspace,

Read our rules and regulations
Book a tour/brief training session!

DIY Kits

Get crafty with our take-home DIY Kits! Perfect for all ages, rainy days, family or friend gatherings, and decorating your home or office. DIY Kits are provided monthly at our campuses and are completely free! If you have any difficulties, missing materials, or have a suggestion, don’t hesitate to reach out to our Makerspace Assistants at makerspace@7generations.org!

Upcoming events & workshops

Take a look at our upcoming Makerspace events and workshops. For more details about each event, please visit our events calendar.

What’s in our Makerspace?

Our Makerspace features a wide variety of tools, supplies, software, machines, technology and more! Below are some examples of what our Makerspace has to offer.