When it comes to middle school, students might expect to learn math and English, but at McClintock Middle School in east Charlotte, 6th-grade students are using 3D printers to solve real-world problems.

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As part of project ‘Lead the Way,’ the students this semester were tasked with helping a 2-year-old who was born with Kubaki syndrome. The idea for the project all began when Ben Davis, a 6th-grade modeling and design teacher, saw 2-year-old Emmett Hightshoe and her family at Greg Olsen’s The Heartest Yard 5K.

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“I saw the need that someone was chasing her with a backpack holding the tank, and I thought, ‘That’s something that 3D printing and 6th graders could accomplish so her parents don’t have to follow her around the house all the time,’” Davis said. Emmett’s mother, Maleigh Hightshoe, said in addition to her genetic diagnosis, Emmett also has half a heart. […]

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