
WHAT IS STEAM
STEAM is an integrated approach to learning which requires an intentional connection between standards, curriculum design, lesson implementation, and assessment from at least two or more areas: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. At St. Benedict's our STEAM Specialist and Academic Chair have worked diligently to align our new STEAM curriculum to current pacing guides for complete program cohesion.
WHY STEAM
Our goal at St. B's is to prepare our scholars for a growing STEAM job market and to increase diversity in STEAM by exposing minorities and girls to STEAM educational content.
St. B's STEAM activities focus on Design Thinking which is a methodological approach to learning that consists of overlapping or repeating processes to ensure a problem is solved. In addition, children will engage in the Engineering Design Process, the Scientific Method, and Creative Expression. These methods are research-supported and proven to increase student engagement, participation, and learning.
In 2020, St. Benedict's received a Goizueta Grant totaling $500,000 to fully fund an integrated STEAM program with state-of-the-art technologies and an interdisciplinary STEAM Specialist. STEAM integration is now fully incorporated in every classroom at St. Benedict's, beginning in preschool through eighth grade. The program also benefits the wider community, offering STEAM-focused summer camps that expose resources that may not otherwise be available to them.
OUR STEAM STORY
ENGAGE IN STEAM AT HOME
HOW PARENTS CAN
GET INVOLVED
Parents can recycle, clean, and donate the following items:
Paper Towel Rolls
Clean Cardboard Boxes
Sanitized Egg Cartons
Wine Corks
Paper Packaging
Plastic Bottles
Ziploc Bags