by pclark | Jun 14, 2018 | STEM, STEM Activities, STEM Education
When you’re a kid, what’s second best to learning to fly? Learning to control a flying machine that can climb several hundred feet in the air while filming the landscape below. Learning to fly and work with drones holds many exciting possibilities for kids. In fact,...
by pclark | Jun 8, 2018 | Camps, Child Development, Maths, STEM Activities
“Play is a child’s work,” is a quote that’s attributed to a long line of famous educators, from Maria Montessori to Fred Rogers. It’s not that playtime is actual work, of course, but the meaning behind that phrase is that play is meaningful and has an important...
by pclark | Jun 8, 2018 | Camps, STEM, STEM Activities, STEM Education
As a devoted teacher, you’ve spent the school year helping your students master new concepts, increase their knowledge and get ready to tackle the next grade level. Before you set them loose into the freedom of summer, it’s not a bad idea to give parents a friendly...
by pclark | Apr 30, 2018 | Camps, STEM Activities
Did you know the summer slide has drawn the attention of educators for over 100 years? Research from as early as 1906 has addressed the concern. We often hear about how much learning students lose during the summer months. And lots of research has been done on the...
by pclark | Apr 27, 2018 | Child Development, STEM Activities, STEM Education
One large bin of LEGO Bricks contains almost endless possibilities to create and build new worlds. One type of project that builds on kids’ STEM skills (science, technology, engineering and maths) is creating a scale model of a place that’s near and dear to their...
by pclark | Apr 19, 2018 | Camps, Child Development, lego camps, STEM Activities
There’s nothing sweeter to a kid than the anticipation of summer break. Almost as soon as the leaves start dropping off the trees in the fall, children start counting down the time to those two to three months of complete freedom. And after working hard all year long,...