Fickett Elementary recently held STEM Day on May 3, 2013. The event was sponsored by the UPS Foundation. During STEM Day, falculty and staff engaged the students at Fickett in a variety of STEM activities to allow them to preview some of the programs for the school’s pilot year. Students in grades 3-5 participated in engineering design projects, and K-2 students attended an in-house […]
In an effort to help students improve their math skills through a fun and enjoyable approach, the students at Fickett Elementary participated in a March Math Madness event hosted by the Math & Science Coach, Mrs. Adero Carter. “Math is fun,” Mrs. Carter explained. “I wanted the students to see this, as well, with […]
Fickett Elementary School received a $25,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS. The grant will be used toward the implementation of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program that will help expose students to career paths such as engineering, robotics, computer science, and medicine. “We are extremely grateful for the […]
Before students and teachers depart for the holiday break, many schools in the district are raising money and spreading holiday cheer through various fundraisers. This year, on behalf of Beecher Hills Elementary, the Beecher Hills Foundation, Inc. sold trees in Southwest Atlanta. The newly formed Beecher Hills Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit fundraising organization supporting […]
Students at Fickett Elementary recently celebrated Junior Achievement Day. Throughout the day volunteers from UPS taught the students innovative and creative life lessons, applicable to school and their communities. Junior Achievement’s volunteer-delivered, K-12 programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire kids to dream big and reach their potential. […]