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VEX IQ at Northridge

February 6, 2017, 1:55pm
By Eric Woodland

Students who are a part of the VEX IQ Competitive teams at Northridge competed in their second tournament on Saturday, February 4. At this tournament, team members worked to improve their notebooks, game strategies, and robot modifications based on the feedback they received from judges in the last tournament. In addition to working on their designs, students also continued to improve their teamwork and sportsmanship as they received feedback from their coaches.

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Vex Mountain Lion Robotics Tournament

February 6, 2017, 11:03am
By Kristen Brohm

Saturday, January 28 was the 4th annual Mountain Lion Vex IQ Robotics Challenge hosted by Alpine Elementary IB World School in St Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, CO. It was spectacular! 22 teams from around Longmont competed in several events.

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Computer Science Education Week at Alpine Elementary

December 1, 2016, 1:50pm
By Kristen Brohm

Every year, Alpine Elementary IB World School hosts Computer Science Education Week. Our goal is to expose our staff, students and community to the virtues of Computer Science Education. According to CSEd.week.org, computer science drives innovation but only 33 states allow students to count computer science courses toward high school graduation.

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Lights On Afterschool a Huge Success

November 9, 2016, 12:21pm
By Carolyn Clifford

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Budding Entomologists

November 2, 2016, 11:12am
By Jessicca Shaffer

Students in grades K-4 had the opportunity to learn about the "Alien Empire" of insects on our planet. CU Discovery visited Longmont Estates on our November late start morning. Stations were set up in the STEM Lab for students to have hands-on experiences. They learned about the differences between insects and spiders, discussing the six vs. eight legged creatures. They also explored what an entomologist does as they got up close and personal with insect samples preserved in resin blocks.

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MBSA Students CU Pre-Health Day at Anschutz Medical Campus

October 25, 2016, 2:43pm
By MBSA

On Septmeber 24th, a group of students from the MBSA program travelled to Anschutz Medical Campus for CU Pre-Health Day. During the full day experience, students took a campus tour, put their pharmacology skills to the test, attended lectures, and mingled with medical students and professionals. The presentations, geared towards high schoolers, introduced students to the fields of nursing, public health, medical anatomy, dentistry, pharmacy, and physical therapy.

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Fund Run

October 4, 2016, 11:00am
By Kristen Brohm

STEM can show up EVERYWHERE, and it isn’t just about classroom learning. STEM in SVVSD really translates to students who can problem solve, integrate and personalize their learning in unique ways, connect with others, and develop 21^st century skills (communicate well, collaborate, think critically, be creative, and embrace character development).

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Facts of Matter with CU Science Discovery

September 27, 2016, 10:49am
By Jessicca Shaffer

Each late start morning at Longmont Estates, students are offered the opportunity to attend an enrichment program. In September, CU Science Discovery visited Longmont Estates to present Facts of Matter for students in K-5. The program covered the three states of matter, what they have in common, and how they can change. They also covered topics such as density, energy, and plasma! Students had hands-on opportunities to explore the different states of matter in collaborative groups.

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Timberline Pk-8 Partners with CU Science Discovery

September 12, 2016, 10:27am
By Carolyn Clifford

Timberline Pk-8 is offering a new STEM opportunity for students this year. During each monthly late start, the University of Colorado Science Discovery program will offer project- and problem-based learning opportunities. For the first session on September 7, students learned about acoustics and the human ear through experiments and simulations.