LEARN joined John Adams for a morning session on fostering the maker mindset in our diverse students. This is a wonderful staff, full of life and excitement. We read a book, had a collective brainstorm on what is a makerspace
STEAM in K • June 13th 2019
LEARN has started playing with kindergarten students because they’re awesome! Our first STEAM workshop with the littles was as we expected, amazing… Students explored ozobots, Makey Makey, circuit cubes, lego, building with cardboard and then shared their experiences with us
Edgewater Grade 1 Discovers Rockets • May 9th 2019
On a chilly spring day in May, LEARN spend the day making two different types of rockets; straw rockets and water rockets. We looked a design techniques, flight, and aerodynamics… Students enjoyed the process of building their rockets, and LOVE
Twin Oaks Elementary • Maker Mindset 2019
LEARN started off the new school year at SWLSB’s Twin Oaks Elementary, building a collaborative vision for the schools’ creative space. With the staff, we brainstormed on what makes a successful space for students through our “Circuit” city activity, where
Forest Hill Elementary – 2019
The LEARN team visited Forest Hill Jr. (Grades K-2)… We spend two days in our Pop-up Makerspace and were able to have the whole school experience the magic of an open creative space. The students were excellent, the teachers were
Micro:Bit Pilot 2019 – Souvenir Elementary
Hands-On Session at LCEEQ Meeting
On January 17th, Joëlle Bernard and Guillaume Laforce from the Bureau de la mise en oeuvre du plan d’action numérique presented the Ministry’s Digital Action Plan to the LCEEQ Committee at the LBPSB. LCEEQ’s Steering Committee asked LEARN if we
Pierre Elliott Trudeau STEAM Exploration
LEARN spent the day at PETS exploring WeDo and Sphero. The aim was to let the Ss explore the tools in preparation of making characters for a winter story. As they were playing they were thinking about how they plan
Edgewater Elementary – Simple and Complex Machines 2018
LEARN joined Edgewater Elementary grades 3 and 4 for their Inventions Unit… Over two days the students explored differences between simple machines and complex machines. We also explored cranky contraptions, with a particular focus on wheel and axle… The students
FCC 2018 – Mont St-Anne
Quelques photos du FCC 2018 et la session Lab Créatif avec Pierre Lachance du Service national MST (CSBE) et Thomas Stenzel, Christine Truesdale, Chris Colley, et Carolyn Buteau de l’équipe du Service national à la communauté anglophone (LEARN). Les