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 […]
The Atlanta Public Schools Instructional Technology Department has developed the Student Technology Advisory Council, or STAC for short. The purpose of STAC is for the district to gain student perspectives on technology and effective learning in the classroom. Each student provides their input on current district initiatives and solutions, as well as technology issues that […]
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 […]
2013 APS Technology Fair Winners Place Student Category Grade Beecher Hills 1st Jayla Stubbs Robotics Grades 3-4 Beecher Hills 2nd Eric Little Robotics Grades 3-4 Benteen 1st Mayra Chavez – Martinez Animated Graphic Design Grades 3-4 Benteen 2nd Sandra Zuniga Web 2.0 Internet Applications Grades 3-4 Benteen 2nd Alberto Lugo Animated Graphic Design Grades […]
The B.R.A.T. Club at Whitefoord Elementary recently received funding by LOWE’S for their first Holiday Community Event called “Men Make A Difference.” The boys created a gingerbread house at LOWE’S with Media Specialist Mileeka Frank and Principal Timmy Foster. Fathers and siblings of the club members were also invited for the day full of events. […]
Every 6th grader at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School was invited to participate in CFY’s Digital Learning Program on Saturday, Oct. 27th. This educational event had a high participation rate as 109 out of 142 sixth graders received a LCD flat-screen computer loaded with fun and educational software. In order to participate, students were […]
Tech High School has been awarded a $4,500 Mini Grant for Professional Development by the Ford Motor Company Fund. This grant will allow the technology based APS charter school to cover the cost of training teachers, providing them access to the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies curriculum resources that integrate rigorous academic standards with real-world learning and 21st […]