This summer, five classrooms, two bathrooms and one office space at Charles Olbon School were reconstructed. The newly constructed classrooms were created with collaborative learning spaces in mind which will promote deeper understandings and learning of critical academic and life skills.
Students in Mrs. Szorc's science class at Beatrice Gilmore School in Woodland Park took on a big challenge. In order to win first prize in the Tiny Towers contest, students had to design and build the tallest freestanding tower possible using only 30 straws. The winning tower, pictured below, measured six feet tall.
The Woodland Park Animal Club visited The Turtle Back Zoo as the final activity of the school year. This year, there were many zoo babies to observe. Most had been born just a few weeks prior to their visit.
Third and fourth grade STRIVE students at Beatrice Gilmore School recently enjoyed Skyping with a data scientist from South Africa.
During Ms. McGinnis' second grade STEAM class at Charles Olbon School in Woodland Park, students self-selected groups and used the engineering design process to create prototypes of robots that will help keep the environment clean. The students planned, built, tested, improved, and even named their unique robots.
