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Dunman Secondary School

makerspace@library

Explore hands-on activities at makerspace@library, where students build skills through crafts, art, and making in a creative, collaborative space.

Last updated 11 June 2026
Black and white cartoon of children in a library makerspace under a banner reading "The Knowledge Place @ Library."

The Knowledge Place @ Library

The library team started conceptualising the use of library space as early as January 2018. The team carries extensive research on re-zoning library spaces to include zones for other activities like  Makerspace, consultation rooms, other than reading. People visit the library for various reasons, not just to borrow books. The new library is re-zoned to cater to the various activities, where students learn new knowledge through reading and skills from the many activities, and it is the one place to go to, a truly The Knowledge Place.

Glass door of a makerspace with a "Sorry We're Closed" sign, showing shelves with toys and bar stools inside.

Makerspace

A man in a cap speaks to students in uniforms seated around a large white oval table in a bright classroom.

Building our Tampines community with LEGO bricks

Students in aprons work on a craft activity at a white table in a bookstore workshop room.

Making miniature local food

Students in brown uniforms assemble a wooden cabinet using a power drill in a classroom workshop.

Building retro arcade machine

Two students in school uniforms work with leather pieces on a craft mat in a makerspace with a 3D printer nearby.

Leathercrafting

We also held meet-the-artist series where students interact with artists to learn more of their trade and the joy and challenges they face in their creative journey. One such activity was digital doodling where art students meet up a local doodling artist.

A woman presents to students in white uniforms sitting on the floor in a library, with a screen showing "Charcoal Works."

Digital doodling

Makerspace is the place to be creative, to build and explore new possibilities. This creative space fosters self-directedness and collaborative skills in our students. At the same time, it promotes the value of innovative ideas by allowing students an opportunity to tinker with their ideas in a hands-on learning environment to create innovative prototypes.