diff --git a/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmNewLessonController.js b/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmNewLessonController.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..049c79222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/bmdashboard/bmNewLessonController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const bmNewLessonController = function (BuildingNewLesson) {
+    const bmGetLessonList = async (req, res) => {
+        try {
+            BuildingNewLesson
+            .find()
+            .populate()
+            .then(result => res.status(200).send(result))
+            .catch(error => res.status(500).send(error));
+        } catch (err) {
+            res.json(err);
+        }
+    };
+    const bmPostLessonList = async (req, res) => {
+        try {
+            const newLesson = BuildingNewLesson.create(req.body)
+            .then(result => res.status(201).send(result))
+            .catch(error => res.status(500).send(error));
+        } catch (err) {
+            res.json(err);
+        }
+    };
+    return { bmPostLessonList, bmGetLessonList };
+};
+
+module.exports = bmNewLessonController;
diff --git a/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingNewLesson.js b/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingNewLesson.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21bf77fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/bmdashboard/buildingNewLesson.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const { Schema } = mongoose;
+
+const buildingNewLesson = new Schema({
+    title: { type: String, required: true, maxLength: 20 },
+    content: { type: String, required: true, maxLength: 500 },
+    date: { type: Date, required: true, default: Date.now() },
+    author: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'userProfile', required: true },
+    tags: [{ type: String, required: true, maxLength: 10 }],
+    relatedProject: { type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.ObjectId, ref: 'buildingProject', required: true },
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('buildingNewLesson', buildingNewLesson, 'buildingNewLessons');
diff --git a/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmNewLessonRouter.js b/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmNewLessonRouter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1cf3fb85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/bmdashboard/bmNewLessonRouter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const express = require('express');
+
+const routes = function (buildingNewLesson) {
+    const NewLessonRouter = express.Router();
+    const controller = require('../../controllers/bmdashboard/bmNewLessonController')(buildingNewLesson);
+
+    // having GET request just for testing:
+    NewLessonRouter.route('/lessons')
+        .get(controller.bmGetLessonList);
+
+    NewLessonRouter.route('/lessons/new')
+        .post(controller.bmPostLessonList);
+    return NewLessonRouter;
+};
+module.exports = routes;
diff --git a/src/startup/routes.js b/src/startup/routes.js
index 492e455cd..4701a9f61 100644
--- a/src/startup/routes.js
+++ b/src/startup/routes.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const mouseoverText = require('../models/mouseoverText');
 // const inventoryItemMaterial = require('../models/inventoryItemMaterial');
 const mapLocations = require('../models/mapLocation');
 const buildingProject = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingProject');
+const buildingNewLesson = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingNewLesson');
 // const buildingMaterial = require('../models/bmdashboard/buildingMaterial');
 const {
   invTypeBase,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ const mapLocationRouter = require('../routes/mapLocationsRouter')(mapLocations);
 const bmLoginRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmLoginRouter')();
 const bmMaterialsRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmMaterialsRouter')(buildingMaterial);
 const bmProjectRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmProjectRouter')(buildingProject);
+const bmNewLessonRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmNewLessonRouter')(buildingNewLesson);
 const bmConsumablesRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmConsumablesRouter')(buildingConsumable);
 const bmInventoryTypeRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmInventoryTypeRouter')(invTypeBase, materialType, consumableType, reusableType, toolType, equipmentType);
 const bmToolRouter = require('../routes/bmdashboard/bmToolRouter')(buildingTool);
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
   app.use('/api/bm', bmLoginRouter);
   app.use('/api/bm', bmMaterialsRouter);
   app.use('/api/bm', bmProjectRouter);
+  app.use('/api/bm', bmNewLessonRouter);
   app.use('/api/bm', bmInventoryTypeRouter);
   app.use('/api/bm', bmToolRouter);
   app.use('/api/bm', bmConsumablesRouter);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};