Jodie Collins is eager to help save the planet. The STEM Academy at Nimitz student just wrapped up an exciting school year learning about the importance of conservation and recycling in Jennifer Humphries’ environmental science class. Thanks to a North East...
When Fox Run Elementary Principal Kim Orihuela and GT teacher Patty Hernandez arrived at the Partners in Education ‘Thank You’ celebration, they expected to enjoy student performances and tasty appetizers. They walked away with much more than that. The North East...
In a room full of robots and iPads, Isabella Garza was drawn to a box of large colorful straws and connectors. She envisioned the frame of a house and immediately began connecting the straws. “I love making big things,” the first-grade student at Tuscany Heights...
Nothing says ¡Viva Fiesta! like flower crowns, papel picado, medals and parading robots. The second-grade team at Las Lomas Elementary recently celebrated an innovative Fiesta Float Parade as part of their Project-Based Learning unit. A total of 29 robots, programmed...
Like most five-year-olds, Joshua Johnson is apprehensive when it comes to trying new vegetables. On a recent sunny Spring day, he found himself discovering leeks, beets and kohlrabi at Roosevelt’s community garden-to-table demonstration. Joshua carefully examined the...
