Within NC, we have a woodshop, a maker space, an art room, a kitchen, lots of prepared materials (similar to those found in a progressive classroom), and raw materials (cardboard, recycled materials, lumber, plastic tubing, etc) for imaginative play or creative design and building work.  We have books all around the space, a 3-tiered play environment, a dance floor, lots of comfortable seating and workspaces, whiteboard walls, and more.  Generally speaking, all of this is available to all young people with few exceptions.  We aren’t looking to exclude young people from work with real tools - they use hammers, saws, sewing machines, ovens, microscopes, chemistry sets, and robotics - but to help them develop the capacity to take on increasingly advanced work in areas in which they are interested.  We like to think in terms of exposure to new ideas and tools, exploration of these areas for interest or passion, and engagement in ways that build on developmental milestones and growth