GES STEM Update

GES STEM Program Update

By Derek Halverson

GES STEM Enrichment Teacher

The Gardens Elementary School’s new STEM program will see students from G1-5 participating in a variety of engagements related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths over the course of the year. With this being the first year, Mr. Halverson and his students have been busy testing and trialling a variety of programs and equipment over the last few weeks, and they will continue to do so over the coming months.

Students have already engaged with sound recording, video editing on both iPads and MacBook Pros, coding, the design process, and more. Younger grades are working on building an understanding of algorithms and coding via BeeBot robots. Grades three and four are moving into studying forces and will work towards designing and building a variety of models that will help them to build their understanding of physics around them. Grade five are beginning their robotics and coding journey via Lego Spike robotics. Stay tuned for more as the program grows and develops over the year!