The Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) Board of Education and district deadership recently visited Garner Holt Education Through Imagination in the city of Redlands. The visit provided an immersive overview of how emerging technologies such as robotics, animatronics, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual reality (VR) can inspire career-connected K–12 educational experiences.
Garner Holt Productions is known for creating the lifelike animatronic figures featured in iconic attractions like Disneyland, including classics like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Hall of Presidents. Their Education Through Imagination initiative offers makerspace consultation, design, installation, and training grounded in real-world applications of engineering, design, coding, and storytelling.
The visit was an opportunity for BHUSD leadership to explore how programs like Garner Holt can inform and inspire future learning environments.
“We were inspired by how technology and storytelling come together to spark curiosity and creativity,” said BHUSD Superintendent Dr. Alex Cherniss. “This experience deepened our understanding of how BHUSD might thoughtfully design future academic programs that integrate immersive, high-impact learning aligned with our commitment to Educational Excellence.”
