After five years of hard work, it was party time at M. Agnes Jones Elementary School on Tuesday as the school celebrated becoming the first Atlanta Public School to earn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) certification. The school held a pep rally featuring Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria J. Carstarphen and State Schools Superintendent Richard […]
by Britney Morgan, Office of Communications As a part of Teen Tech Week, volunteers from Best Buy will host an Hour of Code workshop in the South Atlanta High School media center on March 11, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. The workshop will help students with their digital literacy skills and introduce them to the basics of coding. South Atlanta was […]
Students in Coan Middle School’s STEM Club enjoyed a field trip to the TOUR Championship Golf Tournament, and participated in Chevron’s STEM Zone activities. Chevron’s STEM Zone can be found at many popular golf tournaments and is full of fascinating lessons that explore the exciting world where science and sports collide. Students even had […]
On March 14th, Communities in Schools invited 25 eighth grade girls from Coan Middle School to attend a college access conference focusing on S.T.E.M and nonconventional careers for women. The event was held at Georgia Institute of Technology and was funded through a College Access Challenge Grant (CAGC). The young women were privileged to receive […]