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Text Box: Stratford Landing ES Launches Students Full “STEAM” Ahead

Text Box: Congratulations to Third Graders Julia Himes and Jude Anderson! Both Julia’s STEAM article and Jude’s photo were recently published in the Mount Vernon Gazette newspaper.Text Box: When I first walked in to the SLES STEAM classroom, and the teacher started to explain what we were going to do, I was thinking, “Wow. This is going to be really challenging!” That first day we made a tower out of 25 index cards. The project was meant to simulate a statue design which could be placed on the SLES campus at some point. I was surprised that our tower actually worked! By the end of the class, I realized that STEAM was going to be my favorite part of school. I was really excited for the next class. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The difference between STEAM and STEM is that STEAM has an art component whereas STEM does not. This helps add creativity and design to the four areas. Grades K-2 go to STEAM once a week for 30 minutes, while grades 3-6 attend for 45 minutes. Each grade level works on different group projects, such as a ping pong ball course using simple machines and making a structure out of newspaper—basically like a skyscraper blueprint. All STEAM classes try to simulate projects and mindsets similar to real world jobs Data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation says that the U.S. leads in STEAM’s education at the college level, but only 15 out of 100 were high school graduates from the United States. That means that 85% of STEAM’s university students are from other countries, most of whom go back to their home countries after their STEAM education. In America, 80% of employers complained in surveys that they do not have enough U.S.-qualified engineers and scientists. Through STEAM programs like the one here at SLES, we are working to improve those statistics. By Julia Himes

Text Box: What an Amazing STEAM Night!Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Scholarship Opportunity for Graduating High School Seniors Please help us spread the word regarding our Dollars for Destinies program. Dollars for Destinies is an ongoing one-time scholarship award program available for graduating high school seniors who attended Stratford during their school career. At least one winner will be chosen this year from several qualified applicants. The winner must have at least a 3.0 GPA, have letters of recommendation, and answer an essay prompt. “It’s a great tradition to start,” states Cathy Hosek, former president of the PTA. “It’s time to give back to our own community and our own kids.” Text Box: Text Box:

 

Text Box: Stratford Landing ES Launches Students Full “STEAM” Ahead

Text Box: Congratulations to Third Graders Julia Himes and Jude Anderson! Both Julia’s STEAM article and Jude’s photo were recently published in the Mount Vernon Gazette newspaper.Text Box: When I first walked in to the SLES STEAM classroom, and the teacher started to explain what we were going to do, I was thinking, “Wow. This is going to be really challenging!” That first day we made a tower out of 25 index cards. The project was meant to simulate a statue design which could be placed on the SLES campus at some point. I was surprised that our tower actually worked! By the end of the class, I realized that STEAM was going to be my favorite part of school. I was really excited for the next class. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The difference between STEAM and STEM is that STEAM has an art component whereas STEM does not. This helps add creativity and design to the four areas. Grades K-2 go to STEAM once a week for 30 minutes, while grades 3-6 attend for 45 minutes. Each grade level works on different group projects, such as a ping pong ball course using simple machines and making a structure out of newspaper—basically like a skyscraper blueprint. All STEAM classes try to simulate projects and mindsets similar to real world jobs Data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation says that the U.S. leads in STEAM’s education at the college level, but only 15 out of 100 were high school graduates from the United States. That means that 85% of STEAM’s university students are from other countries, most of whom go back to their home countries after their STEAM education. In America, 80% of employers complained in surveys that they do not have enough U.S.-qualified engineers and scientists. Through STEAM programs like the one here at SLES, we are working to improve those statistics. By Julia Himes

Text Box: What an Amazing STEAM Night!Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Scholarship Opportunity for Graduating High School Seniors Please help us spread the word regarding our Dollars for Destinies program. Dollars for Destinies is an ongoing one-time scholarship award program available for graduating high school seniors who attended Stratford during their school career. At least one winner will be chosen this year from several qualified applicants. The winner must have at least a 3.0 GPA, have letters of recommendation, and answer an essay prompt. “It’s a great tradition to start,” states Cathy Hosek, former president of the PTA. “It’s time to give back to our own community and our own kids.” Text Box: Text Box:

 

Text Box: Stratford Landing ES Launches Students Full “STEAM” Ahead

Text Box: Congratulations to Third Graders Julia Himes and Jude Anderson! Both Julia’s STEAM article and Jude’s photo were recently published in the Mount Vernon Gazette newspaper.Text Box: When I first walked in to the SLES STEAM classroom, and the teacher started to explain what we were going to do, I was thinking, “Wow. This is going to be really challenging!” That first day we made a tower out of 25 index cards. The project was meant to simulate a statue design which could be placed on the SLES campus at some point. I was surprised that our tower actually worked! By the end of the class, I realized that STEAM was going to be my favorite part of school. I was really excited for the next class. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The difference between STEAM and STEM is that STEAM has an art component whereas STEM does not. This helps add creativity and design to the four areas. Grades K-2 go to STEAM once a week for 30 minutes, while grades 3-6 attend for 45 minutes. Each grade level works on different group projects, such as a ping pong ball course using simple machines and making a structure out of newspaper—basically like a skyscraper blueprint. All STEAM classes try to simulate projects and mindsets similar to real world jobs Data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation says that the U.S. leads in STEAM’s education at the college level, but only 15 out of 100 were high school graduates from the United States. That means that 85% of STEAM’s university students are from other countries, most of whom go back to their home countries after their STEAM education. In America, 80% of employers complained in surveys that they do not have enough U.S.-qualified engineers and scientists. Through STEAM programs like the one here at SLES, we are working to improve those statistics. By Julia Himes

Text Box: What an Amazing STEAM Night!Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Scholarship Opportunity for Graduating High School Seniors Please help us spread the word regarding our Dollars for Destinies program. Dollars for Destinies is an ongoing one-time scholarship award program available for graduating high school seniors who attended Stratford during their school career. At least one winner will be chosen this year from several qualified applicants. The winner must have at least a 3.0 GPA, have letters of recommendation, and answer an essay prompt. “It’s a great tradition to start,” states Cathy Hosek, former president of the PTA. “It’s time to give back to our own community and our own kids.” Text Box: Text Box: