"Creativity is intelligence having fun!"

-Albert Einstein  

Community Partners!

Are you a community member working in a STEAM-related field? This could include landscape designers, artists, engineers, scientists, chefs, graphic designers, photographers, and many more. I would love to hear from you! Students benefit greatly from community members who come in to share their talents and teach them something new. I’m always eager to learn, and the students are too! Please email me; I’d love to chat!

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STEAM in the News

Embracing the power of STEAM nurtures creativity, inspires lifelong learning, and equips students with the skills needed to thrive in the 21st century.

 

By integrating science, technology, engineering, art & math, students are empowered to explore, innovate, and thrive in an ever-evolving world.

 

We've been having a lot of fun lately! We completed our school wide art & engineering project. The canvases turned out SO cool! If you haven't had a chance to check them out yet, come visit!

Mrs. Little and I got to team up for a couple of days! My classes got to watch the 5th & 6th graders do some spooky science! The photo below shows Mrs. Little, and I with a group of 6 grade boys. Shortly after this picture was taken I got to help the boys explode their pumpkin!

Students drew self portraits Tim Burton style. Below is Ariana Ramos, she is quite the artist!

Students have been testing out all sorts of new technology! The Ozobots are still a favorite. We introduced BeeBots, bots Dash & Dot, BB-8 & Sphero's. It's bee a lot of fun to see students brains turning as they figure out how to code and program these bots. The 2nd graders below look good in those aprons!

In our S.T.E.A.M. program, we are tackling S.T.E.M. challenges across all grade levels. We are building the Mayflower to journey from the "old world" to the "new world." We are building "new world" shelters once we make it to Plymouth Rock and Harvesting Pumpkins and Corn to feed our people! All three challenges have constraints and criteria and are designed to be hard. Students have to work together & use the Engineering Design Process to quickly & efficiently solve problems. Can their ships float and make it across the Atlantic? Can their shelters withstand the elements of this new world, and can they efficiently harvest food to feed their people?

Kindergarten—2nd grade will also tackle these S.T.E.M. challenges; however, they are adjusted to meet them at their levels. They will also create Fall Foil Transfers and investigate whether or not Turkeys fly!

When we return from Thanksgiving break, all grade levels will focus on a grade-specific art project. Stay tuned!