The STEM 10 Academy wishes everyone a happy new year! We are excited for 2016 and looking forward to the many events and work we have planned for the remainder of the year. First, we want to take a look at our year so far and highlight our wonderful students!

Field Trips and Events

We‘ve had some great field trips this school year and more to come in 2016. STEM 10 attended The Careers in Transportation field trip at the Prince William County Fairgrounds in October. Here they learned about career options in the military, local government, and construction. Many students (and teachers) took advantage of operating the heavy machinery!

In November, we were lucky to take a field trip to the The Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum and view The Martian in IMAX-3D. After reading the book in class, students were able to compare the story told to the one portrayed on the big screen. Everyone had a great time! 

In preparation of reading Sherlock Holmes, STEM hosted the National Law Enforcement Museum and took part in their Traveling Forensic Science Lab. Students learned about the process of crime scene investigation and worked to solve a mock crime!

 

STEM Opportunities

Several of our students took advantage of local STEM activities including Code Day DC and JAMTECH. Code Day DC was a 24-hour coding event where students stayed up all night coding! At the end of the event, students were judged on a game they created. On November 21, STEM 10 students visited The Patent and Trademark Office for JAMTECH 12 learning how to build and code a video game with volunteers from Carney, Inc, George Mason University, and Little Arms Studio. You may recognize some faces on the JAMTECH website!

Capstone Projects

Our students have been working diligently on their capstone projects; researching, setting deadlines, and meeting with their mentors.

Mr. Rosenfeld’s STEM X class has visited Jefferson Houston twice to present STEM-related lessons to the fifth grade classes.

On December 16, three of our students, Grace Pattarini, Kevin Munson, and Bryce Cook visited the fourth annual Bike Hack Night at the 1776 building in Crystal City. At this event, these students were able to network and learn about technology-related apps and products to inspire their capstone project.

Read more about these capstone projects in our Student Highlights section of the website.

We’d also like to say a special thank you to all of our mentors! Students have already met their mentors and have been given excellent guidance. Visit our mentor page for more information about the capstone projects and mentor assignments.

X-STEM Symposium Donors Choose

Last but not least, we are excited to announce that we have received funding for the X-STEM Symposium in April! We will be taking all STEM 10 students to hear from a variety of speakers in STEM fields.

Here’s to another great year in the STEM 10 Academy!