ABC Local: Kickstarter has been used to fund everything from new gadgets to space missions — but in Berkeley, CA a group of kids just successfully used it to fund a library. A can-do attitude is at the core of the REALM Charter School’s curriculum. Now in its third year, the school has classrooms full of technology and teachers full of energy, but no library. The eighth grade class is about to change that. “I really want the future students to love it because we worked really, really hard on this,” student Agustina McEwen said. Call it a legacy, when they graduate, they’re leaving behind a gift. They’re calling it “x-space.” “It’s a space made out of x’s and we use these x’s to make
everything in here” Agustina said.
From the bookshelves, to the tables and chairs, it all started in their design class taught by a local group called Project H. “It’s sort of humbling and awe inspiring to watch a 13-year-old build something that came from their head, that they prototyped on their desk, and now is full scale,” Project H founder Emily Pilloton said.
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