An East End Fundraising Event For Thinking Huts’ 3D Printed Honeycomb Learning Campus

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What started as a dream for then 15-year-old Maggie Grout seven years ago became a reality as Thinking Huts, a non-profit she founded, began building and opening 3D printed schools in Madagascar.

Thinking Huts is an international NGO that increases global access to education with innovative, humanitarian-driven technology solutions. Despite a global pandemic, Thinking Huts opened the world’s second 3D printed school earlier this year. The project named “Bougainvillea” took about 18 hours of total print time for the walls and about 12 days for the roof, door, and windows which were comprised of local materials.

“Our goal is to raise funding and awareness for the need to  increase access to education and learning across the globe,” said Maggie Grout, Thinking Huts CEO and Founder. “By building sustainable education infrastructure, we are paving the way for equal opportunity futures.“

The Think Gala Event took place on October 22 at The Maidstone Hotel in East Hampton and consisted of a Halloween Themed Cocktail Party with buzzworthy cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres and an inside look at how the next campus will be built. There was a short film of the 3D construction process as well as silent auction. Funds go to completing the next  “Honeycomb” infrastructure project in Madagascar.

Honeycomb is a campus that will be serving three villages of children ages 4 to 16 on the west coast of Madagascar. Drawing inspiration and symbolism from the beehive, the school brings people together and it only functions when everyone is committed to seeing it thrive.

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