MakerBot Sketch Single 3D Printer Setup

The perfect 3D printer to student ratio

Kick off a 3D printing program in your school with enough printers to handle a full classroom’s worth of printing.

ISTE certification for teachers

With ISTE-certified 3D printer training and design thinking curriculum Educators prove their expertise in 3D printing and stand out as STEM education leaders.

Student certification for up to 5 students

Self-paced, interactive training that will prepare you and your students for 3D printing and career-building skills that go beyond the classroom.

Remote monitoring and print management

Start, monitor and pause students’ prints with an intuitive interface combined with an onboard camera to make monitoring prints possible from anywhere.

Student print submission links

Enable students to submit print projects on demand with no software installation required. Empower teachers to manage a single printer or a whole fleet of 3D printers

Enough filament for a whole semester

Get 6 spools worth of PLA filament and print across multiple printers simultaneously

Setting up your 3D printing classroom

Allow for lots of student interaction, hands-on time, and printing in class

Your MakerBot Sketch 3D printer is versatile and can be used almost anywhere in the classroom. With that in mind, the placement of your printer(s) can have an impact on its use during your lessons.

Individual printer and Classroom setup

From one classroom to a whole district

Fostering Skills, Fueling Futures

Equip students with practical skills in creative problem solving, digital fabrication, and give them a competitive edge in a technology-driven job market that will fuel their future success.

District-Wide 3D Printing Made Simple For Every Teacher

We believe that every teacher has the potential to be a 3D printing champion in their district. Our solutions empower educators to unleash their creativity and explore innovative teaching methods, ultimately benefiting students and the entire district.

Making District-Wide Implementation Easy

Our solutions seamlessly integrate into district-wide educational systems, simplifying implementation for administrators and ensuring that teachers can embrace 3D printing without barriers.

Fueling Students' Early Careers

Ensure your students have a jumpstart on their career paths after they leave your school. Experience with 3D printing and 21st-century technologies provides students with valuable skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, and digital literacy, skills transferable to many careers in today’s rapidly evolving job market.

3 unique ways to deploy 3D Printing

3D Printing for Every Scale of Learning – From Classrooms to Entire School Districts

Level 1 - Classroom

Perfect for introducing students to 3D printing in a single subject or maker lab.

The easiest way to bring 3D printing into your teaching.

A single MakerBot Sketch printer can spark student creativity and introduce design thinking, STEM concepts, and hands-on learning in a safe, easy-to-use format. With quick setup, built-in lesson plans, and teacher training, it’s perfect for small projects, prototypes, and bringing ideas to life—without adding extra workload

Level 2 - School

Multiple printers across classrooms or a centralized lab serving different subjects.

Multiple printers. More students. Bigger ideas.

Sharing 3D printing across classrooms or a STEM lab multiplies learning opportunities. A mix of Sketch and Sketch Sprint printers enables faster turnaround, larger build volumes, and simultaneous projects—supporting science models, history replicas, and prototypes while fostering collaboration and creativity school-wide.

Level 3 - District

Standardized 3D printing across schools for shared resources, and unified training.

Transform Learning at Scale.

A district-wide 3D printing program gives every student equal access to cutting-edge technology and a consistent learning experience. Standardizing on Sketch Sprint and Sketch printers keeps projects moving without bottlenecks, building problem-solving skills and hands-on STEM experience at scale.

Careers Students Can Take 3D Printing to

• Robotics & Automation
• Space Exploration
• Manufacturing and Prototyping

• Research & Development
• Automotive and Transportation
• Product development

How MakerBot Supports District Roll-Outs

Printers, Training + Classroom Management Tools, Support Every Step of the Way

Step 1: Printers

• Easy-to-use
• UL-Certified
• Fully enclosed printers
• Manufacturer support

MakerBot Sketch Printers are designed to work with teachers & students of all skill levels and integrate seamlessly into their classrooms.

Step 2: Teacher Support

• Comprehensive 3D printing training program for teachers
• Teachers learn how to develop their own 3D printing lesson plans and projects.
• 10 hours of PD available

We support every teacher in their 3D printing journey by including printer training and design thinking curriculum to guarantee your teachers can start printing on day one.

Step 3: Student Onboarding

• Comprehensive 3D printing certification program for students
• Student accessibility tools
• Design thinking & 3D printing course

We empower students to be the driving force behind the design thinking process, encouraging them to identify problems, innovate solutions, and bring them to life through 3D printing.

Step 4: Classroom Management

• District management tools for easy deployment
• Teacher management tools for classroom printing
• Remote monitoring with every printer
• 600+ lesson plans available for teachers

We make the classroom 3D printing experience easier for every teacher by incorporating classroom

Let’s hear from Montclair school district

“Reliability was obviously a big factor, we didn’t want to bring something in that would fail – but we knew we’d be successful with MakerBot.”

Dr. Joseph Putrino
Principal, Glenfield Middle School