Annunciation Catholic School’s mission is to provide
a Christ-like and learner friendly environment
to better serve God and community.
a Christ-like and learner friendly environment
to better serve God and community.
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STEM Program at Annunciation Catholic School
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March 7, 2019STEM integrates subjects in order to teach “21st-century skills” or toolsin the classroom. It is simply a hands-on interdisciplinary approach for children to explore and learn how to apply a variety of skills and subjects. Whether it is research, science and mathematics, the aerospace industry, or the construction industry, every industry is about moving forward, solving problems, learning and pushing innovation to the next level.
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nnunciation Catholic School use technology to integrate science, social studies, math, writing, literacy and interpersonal skills. For instance, older students research weather patterns and cloud formations to present a meteorological presentation on a green screen. Younger students use the iPad to make an invention to achieve a goal using engineering and physics concepts. All students use a variety of concepts while applying problem-solving, interactive skills while incorporating Catholic principles and ethics. Many of the activities are focused on more than one level so a child can advance and be creative or slow-down and delve into an activity.
Students work
in groups and independently which promotes social and emotional learning in the areas of flexibility, cooperation and collaboration. Students make connections with each other and with the subjects they are learning about. Their exploration teaches them to discover what they are interested in and what they are not. The curriculum includes augmented reality, technology basics, ethics and strategy games, literacy integration with math and science activities, coding games, architecture challenges, scientific and process methods, QR codes, internet safety, privacy/security, digital fieldtrips, collaboration, logic, construction and a whole host of other skills using creative play and exploration. Learning any concept is more interesting and fun when it is hands-on and exciting. At Annunciation, students are the innovators and discoverers of the future because the future is already here.
