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A project by Ideo Maker

Minero América High School (B-10), Calama

An Aula Impulsa 4.0 for Minero América High School (B-10) in Calama: designed and walked through in 3D, set up on site and opened in June 2026.

A project byIdeo Maker, for Fundación Chile
Year2026
My roleOn-site fit-out and teacher training
ServicesFabLab · Space design · Teacher training · 3D modeling · Education

This is a project by Ideo Maker, made by its team. Here I show the part I worked on.

Minero América High School (B-10), Calama
Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance

An Aula Impulsa for Minero América High School (B-10), in Calama. Impulsa 4.0 is a Fundación Chile program funded by Antofagasta Minerals, BHP, Codelco, Novandino Litio and SQM, which aims to bring students and teachers closer to four Industry 4.0 technologies: robotics, virtual and augmented reality, programming and prototyping. Ideo Maker carried out the whole project, from design to teacher training, in parallel with the classroom at José Miguel Quiroz High School in Taltal.

01My role

  • Budgets, Gantt chart and logistics
  • On-site setup: assembling and installing the furniture
  • Teacher training in the four technologies

Ideo Maker team

  • Sebastián Higuera
  • Patricia Ramírez
  • Vicente Cáceres
  • Nelson Mora
  • Javiera Matus
  • Diego López
  • Elvis Andrade
  • Lesly Maldonado

02The space

The room is on the school's first floor, next to a shared area, and measures about 7.7 by 6 meters. Before designing, a plan was drawn with the room's area, the evacuation route and the ventilation sources, and the work zones were laid out from there around a center of collaborative tables.

The floor plan of the school's first floor, with the room marked.
The floor plan of the school's first floor, with the room marked.
The room, the evacuation route and the shared area.
The room, the evacuation route and the shared area.
The floor plan of the classroom, with its work zones.
The floor plan of the classroom, with its work zones.
The entrance to the classroom, in the model.
The entrance to the classroom, in the model.
The 3D printing and digital fabrication wall.
The 3D printing and digital fabrication wall.
The tool crib wall and the safety signage.
The tool crib wall and the safety signage.
The wall for laser cutting, CNC router, robotics and coding.
The wall for laser cutting, CNC router, robotics and coding.
The virtual reality zone.
The virtual reality zone.

03The classroom in use

On opening day, students and teachers were already using every zone of the classroom.

The virtual reality zone.
The virtual reality zone.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The interactive whiteboard.
The interactive whiteboard.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
Students in the robotics zone.
Students in the robotics zone.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The 3D printing zone.
The 3D printing zone.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
Teachers, students and teams in the classroom.
Teachers, students and teams in the classroom.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance

04The opening

The classroom opened in early June 2026, together with the one at José Miguel Quiroz High School in Taltal. It was designed through a co-design process with the school community and joins the network of classrooms already running in Likan Antai and María Elena.

Officials and teams on opening day.
Officials and teams on opening day.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
In the classroom, during the opening.
In the classroom, during the opening.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
Guests at the ceremony.
Guests at the ceremony.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The school community on opening day.
The school community on opening day.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The close of the ceremony.
The close of the ceremony.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance

In the press

Photo album of the openingCCM-Eleva Alliance · FlickrTaltal and Calama get new STEM classroomsFundación Chile · official news and photos · June 2026Codelco boosts STEM education in Calama with an Aula 4.0Reporte Minero · June 2026Calama adds a new Aula Impulsa 4.0Diario El América · June 27, 2026