WHAT: Mouse, a national youth development organization, will officially kickoff the new school year at Maker Faire, the world’s largest showcase of invention and creativity. Mouse students from schools across New York City will attend this event that brings together tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers and those celebrating the “maker” culture.

Mouse empowers students to be the technology and digital media experts in their schools and inspires them to be creators, thinkers and innovators. Mouse provides unique opportunities for students to become actively involved in the “maker” movement including design and prototyping workshops, mentoring and developing in-depth technology projects that positively impact their schools and communities.

At Maker Faire, Mouse students will join other members of the Hive Learning Network NYC in the Young Makers Tent and present their award-winning projects designed to address the technology needs of the blind and visually impaired, including apps and physical computing projects for navigation, clothing and dining. Through an exciting partnership with MakerBot, Mouse students will also present 3D printing projects at the MakerBot booth, including a model geodesic dome created with the MakerBot printers in their schools.

WHEN: Saturday, September 29th
             10:00am-3:00pm (the event is open until 7:00pm)

WHERE: New York Hall of Science
               47-01 111th Street, Queens, New York

CONTACT:
Susan Schwartz
Communications Director, Mouse 
susan@mouse.org 914-261-3666

About Mouse
Mouse empowers underserved youth to learn, lead and create with technology, preparing them with skills essential for their academic and career success. Founded in New York City in 1997, Mouse is a dynamic nonprofit organization having a positive and lasting impact on students in more than 375 locations in the United States, including in New York, California, Chicago and Texas, as well as a global presence in more than 50 countries. To learn more about Mouse, visit http://www.mouse.org.

About MAKER FAIRE
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these "makers" come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned. Maker Faire is brought to you by MAKE Magazine and O'Reilly Media.