What is STEM? We hear it in the news and see it publicized in our schools. However, what is it and what are the benefits?
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Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering is a school that understands the value of collaboration and embraces “failure” as a way to learn. Maybe this explains why the school has been recognized as the 2018 STEM School of the Year, North Carolina STEM School of Distinction, and a 2018 Magnet School of Excellence.
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Aaron Rothrock is the founder of CraZBrain, LLC housed in multiple locations. Aaron earned his Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He's been a middle school science teacher for a number of years at Cary Academy before opening his first CraZBrain location.
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The United States has fallen behind other countries in producing career-ready STEM workers. According to a government study, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers are expected to grow 8.9 percent between 2014 and 2024. There are not enough students to fill the STEM opportunities in the United States.
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What started as a simple campus beautification project has now been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation as a Certified Schoolyard Habitat.
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There are moments in your youth that define you. Those moments that inspire you and potentially direct you toward an unknown passion. For over 160 first-graders at A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School, they may have experienced just that when they attended STEM Wars hosted by Athens Drive Magnet High School on November 16, 2018.
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For public education to endure, we must continue to operate truly integrated schools with equitable resources. Otherwise, the achievement gap will widen while parents continue to seek other options for their children.
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Lifelong Learning with Community Schools is a program of Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) where you can enjoy courses that are educational, recreational, cultural, civic, and social in nature. Come to one of many sites around Wake County. If you’re 16 years old to 109 years young, you’re invited to come grow and learn with us!
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