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Make with your hands
Children learn better when ideas become physical. They build, test, adjust, and improve real projects.
About Airdrie Maker Lab
A place where children learn by building.
A makerspace is a creative learning environment where kids use tools, materials, technology, and teamwork to turn ideas into real things. At Airdrie Maker Lab, STEM stops being only theory and becomes something children can touch, test, improve, and proudly show at home.
We teach through making, 3D printing, simple machines, electronics, coding, robotics, art, design thinking, and guided experiments. The goal is confidence, curiosity, discipline, and practical problem-solving habits.
Safe tools. Real projects. Proud kids.
A local maker school for Airdrie families who want practical, joyful STEAM learning.
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Think like engineers
Kids learn to ask what problem they are solving, what failed, and how to make the next version better.
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Grow with confidence
Every project helps children explain their choices, show their work, and feel proud of visible progress.
Mission and philosophy
Build first. Think clearly. Improve with confidence.
We are not trying to force every child into engineering. We are helping children become confident thinkers who can imagine a solution, build a first version, and make it better.
Learning should be hands-on, not only screen-based.
Children should be allowed to test ideas safely and learn from mistakes.
STEM should feel practical, creative, playful, and connected to real life.
Parents should see growth, useful skills, and an experience worth coming back for.
Meet the founders
Built by makers who believe children should learn by making.
Airdrie Maker Lab was co-founded by Uche Ajuonuma and Chino Charles with a shared belief that children should grow up building, testing ideas, and turning curiosity into real skills.
Uche Ajuonuma
Co-founder
Uche is a mechanical engineer, designer, and maker with a strong belief that children should be exposed early to practical design, building, technology, and problem-solving. His background in product design, fabrication, CAD, and hands-on technology shapes the way Airdrie Maker Lab teaches children to think, build, test, and improve.
Uche is also actively involved in maker-centric education through CoMakers Africa, supporting practical skills development, sustainable education, and youth empowerment.
Chino Charles
Co-founder
Chino is a mechanical engineer with extensive experience in project management, people management, and organizational leadership. He is also a pastor and community development leader who brings a deeply people-focused perspective to the lab.
Together, the founders combine engineering, making, leadership, education, faith-driven service, and community development to create a trusted learning space where children become confident makers and problem solvers.
A home for young creators in Airdrie.
Our long-term vision is a place where families see real progress, children build useful skills, and the community supports the next generation of designers, builders, and innovators.