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A project by Ideo Maker

Likan Antai Bicentennial Agricultural High School

An Aula Impulsa 4.0 for the agricultural high school in San Pedro de Atacama: designed with its community, set up on site and opened in September 2025.

A project byIdeo Maker, for Fundación Chile
Year2025
My roleSpace design, 3D model, 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.

Likan Antai Bicentennial Agricultural High School
Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance

An Aula Impulsa for Likan Antai Bicentennial Agricultural High School, in San Pedro de Atacama. 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 participatory design to teacher training, in parallel with the classroom at María Elena Technical-Vocational High School.

01My role

  • Space design and 3D model in Unreal Engine
  • 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

02Co-design

The first stage was on site, in April 2025: an interview with the leadership team, a maker fair with a student survey, a focus group with teachers and a technical survey of the room. What came out of it defined the layout of the space, the technologies that were bought and the construction work needed before installing anything.

The classroom, modeled in Unreal Engine before it was built.
The classroom, modeled in Unreal Engine before it was built.
The exterior and the courtyard, in the model.
The exterior and the courtyard, in the model.

03The setup

The chosen room was one of the school's computer labs, with fixed individual workstations. The electrical supply was not enough to install technology on the walls and there was a single air conditioner, in poor condition. That is why the project added electrical work, air conditioning and paint to the purchase of equipment and furniture. The room was painted in Ideo Maker's palette.

The finished classroom.
The finished classroom.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The electronics zone.
The electronics zone.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The 3D printing zone.
The 3D printing zone.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The CNC router.
The CNC router.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The laser cutter.
The laser cutter.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The tool wall.
The tool wall.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The virtual reality zone.
The virtual reality zone.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
Prototyping and tool crib.
Prototyping and tool crib.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance

04Teacher training

Between October and November 2025 the teaching staff was trained in digital fabrication, virtual reality, programming and educational robotics. Each technology had two in-person sessions, an asynchronous activity and a log where each teacher recorded their prototypes. The teachers themselves set the order of the modules during co-design, starting with what they could use the next day.

A training session in the classroom.
A training session in the classroom.
A freshly 3D printed part.
A freshly 3D printed part.
Educational robotics with MK-BOT.
Educational robotics with MK-BOT.
Teachers working with the home automation kit.
Teachers working with the home automation kit.

The classroom opened on September 2, 2025, with warranty, maintenance and technical and teaching support until August 2026.

The opening.
The opening.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
The 3D printing zone, on opening day.
The 3D printing zone, on opening day.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
Guests at the opening.
Guests at the opening.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance
In the classroom, during the opening.
In the classroom, during the opening.Photo: CCM-Eleva Alliance

In the press

Photo album of the openingCCM-Eleva Alliance · FlickrMining united for education: four companies open STEM technology classroomsPortal Minero · September 2, 2025