STEM Education in Northside ISD
Northside ISD’s STEM Education program provides students with hands-on, real-world learning experiences that integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Through inquiry-based instruction, problem solving, and design thinking, students develop critical thinking and collaboration skills that prepare them for future academic and career success.
At the elementary level, each campus has a dedicated STEM lab where students participate in activities and design challenges that spark curiosity and creativity using knowledge from classroom instruction and tied to a variety of STEM careers.
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STEM Education at Villarreal ES
What is STEM?
STEM is the superhero of education! It's a thrilling approach to learning where we use Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics as our trusty sidekicks to guide curious minds on an epic quest of inquiry, critical thinking, and dialogue.Get ready for a hands-on, action-packed adventure in our STEM lab! It's where we boost student engagement, spark their excitement, and prepare them to conquer careers that not even the wildest of imaginations have created yet! We've got some awesome goals for our students:
Let's start with Discovery Time - exploring, creating, and discovering new worlds! We'll sharpen those 21st-century skills - the kind that superheroes need to save the world! We'll develop grit - the kind that makes heroes rise up from the ashes!We'll teach digital citizenship - because great power comes with great responsibility! We'll cultivate skills that they can use way beyond the STEM lab - because who knows where life will take them!And, last but not least, we'll open up connections for your kids to potential STEM careers and fields - so they can choose their own heroic path!