Studio Cassava is a studio that combines the arts and humanities with science to promote equity in education. Our instructional design branch creates educational STEAM workshops and resources for K-12 and college teachers and students.
We are a whimsical design and fabrication studio. We make tabletop games, art, engineering, 3D prototyping, and educational STEAM experiences. We do murals, programming, CAD, robotics, puppets, projection mapping, 3D printing, animatronics, and restaurant remodels. Our clients have been Bindlestiff Theater in SF, LEAD Filipino, Local Color, San Jose First Friday, and Petoi, a robot dog and cat company.
Jared Gochuico, P.E.
Founder, Project Director
Jared is an artist and engineering professor who is enthusiastic about contributing to STEAM. He brings a dynamic background as a technical designer and a licensed civil engineer. His experiences include UX/UI, murals, and structural engineering for public art sculptures.
He enjoys experiential learning and managing the Chabot Game Lab—an initiative that hosts hackathons, video game design workshops, and guest speaker events—and the Chabot Forge, a state-of-the-art makerspace equipped with 3D printers and laser cutters. He is interested in sharing his Filipino-American heritage and empowering others through equitable design.
Hannah Bond
Principal Curriculum Designer
Hannah is a curriculum developer and writer who has experience as a K-12 teacher and librarian. She served as a curriculum designer for a project with Petoi to bring in California Computer Science Standards to the project. She currently works with the Tech Interactive (formerly Tech Museum) in San Jose. She administers STEAM workshop that teaches science and physics concepts.
Hannah is also a published writer and co-game developer of The Anti-Anxiety Card Game, a mental health awareness game used by families and therapists throughout California.
