In Mr. Rodman’s class, juniors and seniors used the engineering design process to create interactive destimulation lights—devices designed to calm the senses through soft light and thoughtful motion. Students developed their own concepts, modeled them in AutoCAD, and brought them to life using 3D printers, LED strands, ball bearings, and hands-on iteration. Working independently or in teams, they prototyped and refined their designs through multiple stages. After completing t

Game on! 🎲✨ Students in Mr. Rodman’s Design and Drawing for Production class at Chester Academy took their creativity to the next level by designing and playing their own custom board games for their midterm! Using AutoCAD, they transformed their ideas into detailed game boards, mastering 2D drawing commands while also 3D-printing pieces and dice. After weeks of designing, refining, and nonstop printing, they finally got to put their creations to the test—bringing their hard

Students from Ms. Hyseni's seventh-grade general music class worked alongside juniors and seniors in Mr. Rodman's SUNY Oswego CAD class to design pan flutes using AutoCAD. Inspired by pan flutes from around the world, the student collabs exhibit not only the students' love for music and technology, but also showcase innovation and teamwork. The seventh-graders sketched their ideas on paper and the older students are bringing those designs to life using CAD software.

10th graders are adding a new layer of color and meaning in Chester Academy’s CAD lab! With Mr. Rodman’s support, they’re using VinylMaster and our vinyl cutters to design, cut, weed, and transfer custom sugar skulls. Each student chose a personal or historical Mexican influence for their design, working with multiple colors. They’re learning valuable skills in color, scale, proportion, and cultural expression.

0th graders in Mr. Rodman’s class were blending nature with technology by 3-D scanning natural forms and textures for biomimicry projects.

Using Chrome Canvas and direct-to-garment printing, Mrs. Lamitie's class, supported by Mr. Rodman, created heritage-inspired t-shirts.

Mrs. Hyseni's music class and Mr. Rodman's CAD students united to design and 3D print pan flutes, blending creativity with technology.

Sophomores compete against senior CAD experts, disassembling and recreating products in AutoCAD, innovating and reshaping design's future.

Mr. Rodman's ninth-grade class excels in a design challenge using AutoCAD, creating pieces that reflect their identities through innovation.

Mr. Rodman's class crafted and tested solar oven prototypes, sparking a delicious debate on the ideal s'mores layering.

Mrs. Garcia tested engineering students' chair prototypes at Chester Academy, with anticipation building for the next round of evaluations.

Chester Academy's juniors and seniors, guided by Mr. Rodman, compete to design innovative chair prototypes from foam core and cardboard.

Mr. Rodman's Juniors & seniors joined Mrs. Rende's 2nd graders for a makerspace project: creating & applying vinyl cutouts with tech tools.

Mr. Rodman’s Design & Drawing for Production 9th grade students were working on 2-dimensional geometry design exercises using AutoCAD.

Chester Academy thanks Nicholas DiCurcio for building a rock garden, honoring faculty and staff's COVID-19 efforts, designed with Mr. Rodman

Mr. Rodman's CAD and Mrs. Besson's Advanced Foods classes joined forces to create 3D printed cookie cutters, enhancing learning for all.

Mr. Rodman's class at Chester Academy presented their disaster relief response through engineering graphics, laser cutting, & foam modeling.

8th Graders are applying the engineering design process to create efficient blade designs for wind turbines.

Mr. Rodman's sophomores at CA utilized USGS data to develop 3D topography maps using Autodesk Fusion.