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Tuesdays, 6:30 pm beginning January 31 at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic G-Mites STEM camps provide gifted youth in grades 3-12 with fun opportunities to explore new and relevant skills in STEM careers. We believe in giving students a chance to discover his or her passions and innate curiosity; with hands on experimentation, one on one …
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This has been such an exciting year! 10 of the 30 research fellowships are with teachers this year. What a phenomenal experience to brainstorm with some extremely gifted and creative teachers and bring some incredible projects to fruition. One project is Beth Young’s Augmented Reality project. Mrs. Young is the fine arts / English teacher …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2016/12/01/augmented-reality-at-local-theater/
Students from Baden Academy classrooms worked hard today to help people from Folia Water save lives around the year. Our kids listened attentively as they learned about children in the world who don’t have water that come from a tap. Their faces expressed an innate empathy to learn that people in other parts of the world …
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“Among the great questions of the human heart, none is more central than the question, “Who am I?” And among the great answers of the human spirit, none is more central than the experience of “I Am.” – Philosopher Jacob Needleman I was reminded of this quote as I worked with a third …
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This overnight experience is perfect for High School students in grades 10, 11 or 12 seeking to choose a college, career path, and degree program. It is also a good opportunity for college freshman and sophomore to explore their degree choices before they switch their major. Find Your Passion takes a very different …
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Applications are now closed for the 2016-17 Research Fellowships. Congratulations to the thirty projects that were selected. A special thanks to Lauren Bensink and Craig Jeffers, CEO and principal of Baden Academy Charter School, Margaret Ruefle, principal of the Providence Heights Alpha School, and Luke Crawford, principal of Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, the anonymous corporate …
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Click here for event flyer. Entry Deadline: Monday, October 31, 2016 “Solving Mysteries through Chemistry” The Pittsburgh Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten – 12th grade. First Prize of $50 will be award in each of 4 grade categories: K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th and 9th-12th grades. …
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Students were challenged to design a useful object for astronauts that expands or assembles to be printed on the 3-D printers at the International Space Station. Anastasia’s entry… Congratulations to Anastasia Davis, a 5th grader at Saint Teresa of Avila in Perrysville, for receiving honorable mention in the Future Engineers Think Outside the Box competition. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2016/09/26/summer-stem-camp-future-engineer-winner-announced/
A special shout out and thank you to reporter Katherine Shaeffer and photographer Carly Kolodziej for the extraordinary feature in the Beaver County Times on Jaylee Duncan’s children’s book Angie’s Tale that benefits the Marine Mammal Center. Better yet, buy a copy of the book at LULU. Link to the article online Click for photographic gallery …
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