In every Andrews Academy classroom on ‘STEAM Day,’ students participated in activities and experiments involving science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Teachers also discussed failure as an opportunity to test new ideas, find different solutions and build resilience. (Pictured, above)
In every Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School classroom on ‘STEAM Day,’ students participated in activities and experiments involving science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Teachers also discussed failure as an opportunity to test new ideas, find different solutions and build resilience.
Ursuline Academy has launched a new club based on the national nonprofit Girls Who Code, which seeks to inspire, educate and equip girls with the skills necessary to pursue career opportunities in technology and engineering fields. The program offers a fun, project-based curriculum on topics like artificial intelligence, graphics, game design and cryptography led by industry professionals, teachers and college students.
Parkway South students broke the Guinness World Record for the longest consecutive line of toothpaste tubes (collecting 1,800!) while also helping the local Circle of Concern food pantry. After touring the nonprofit’s facility, students wanted to create awareness about the shortage of personal care items at food pantries, specifically toothpaste since it can not be purchased using government assistance funds. They donated their tubes to Circle of Concern.
An all-girls charter school, Hawthorn Leadership School, is set to open in St. Louis this fall. As Missouri’s first all-girls public school, it will provide a college preparatory education to middle and high school students focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 57,000-square-foot building is located at 1901 N. Kingshighway Blvd.
Dr. Salim Hawatmeh visited MICDS, his alma mater, to demonstrate the da Vinci Surgical System robot during Career Corner, a day when professionals visit middle school students to discuss career options. The robot provided a hands-on look at the changing world of medicine.
Three local students recently received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the organization’s highest national honor, for spending at least 80 hours planning and implementing a large-scale project for a targeted community. Madeline McDonnell (John Burroughs graduate) initiated the reading program Love of Literacy at Lydia’s House; Emily Morrison (St. Joseph’s Academy senior) created her school’s first musical ensemble club; and Leah Rothberg (Ladue Horton Watkins graduate) enhanced the outdoor spaces at Rainbow Village.
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