Work is underway to design new science labs and modernized classrooms for Western Albemarle High School and its Environmental Studies Academy. A 10,000 square-foot addition to the school will include three new labs, an office and prep rooms with storage. Seven existing science classrooms and six more classrooms throughout the school building will be renovated. The project is […]
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Students, parents celebrate “making” at Stone-Robinson Design Challenge Night
More than 100 parents joined their children at Stone-Robinson Elementary School’s Design Challenge Night on Tuesday to experience Albemarle County Public Schools’ maker curriculum firsthand. Stone-Robinson Principal Kristen Williams said that the school started hosting the event in 2016 — her first year as principal — to help parents better understand the hands-on learning activities […]
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City schools experiment with STEM projects, online portfolios
Members vote to allow more lower-income families to pay lowest CLASS fee The Charlottesville School Board on Thursday received its annual briefing on its project-based learning and online portfolios. This year’s presentation focused on science, technology, engineering and math education. Charlottesville City Schools’ most recent strategic plan, adopted in 2011, calls for the common curriculum […]
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Academies touted, scrutinized at School Board work session
The Albemarle County School Board focused on the school division’s three specialized academies and the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center at its work session Thursday. The Math, Engineering and Science Academy at Albemarle High School opened in 2009. MESA was followed by the Health and Medical Sciences Academy at Monticello High School in 2012 and […]
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Local science fair winners take on medical challenges
Both grand champions of the 2017 Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fair were motivated by the loss of someone close to them to find new treatments for deadly medical conditions. Albemarle High School’s Mriganka Mandal and Meg Richey, of Western Albemarle High School also received multiple awards from sponsors of the competition. “Meg and Mriganka are […]
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Students get hands-on experience and career inspiration at Bio-Med Tech-Girls
Thirteen local high school students recently participated in the third annual Bio-Med Tech-Girls at the University of Virginia, a weeklong program that offers hands-on exposure to biomedical engineering for teenage girls. The program was started three years ago by Kim Wilkens, a teacher at St. Anne’s-Belfield School, and David Chen, a professor in UVa’s Department […]
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Computers4Kids blend STEM and art with summer camps, clubhouse
In the front room of Computers4Kids, teenagers sit at ultra-modern Mac computers, exploring coding and learning to use SketchUp 3D modeling software. In the next part of the building, called the Clubhouse, students work on music production and create mixed-media portraits using both computers and traditional art materials. The buzz of activity is part of […]
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BLAST introduces Virginia students to hands-on STEM education
A group of high school students stands poised around an elaborately constructed slide, preparing to test a small gliding vehicle they have made completely out of garbage. They release the vehicle, which carries an open container of water, and cheer as it successfully reaches the bottom of the slide without spilling a drop. This activity, […]
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Cybercamp introduces CHS students to cybersecurity careers
Charlottesville High School recently ran a cybercamp to expose students to computer science and cybersecurity. Seventeen students participated in the free two-and-a-half week program, which included hands-on technology projects and field trips. The camp was funded by a Virginia Department of Education grant. According to an education department news release, “The goal of the programs […]
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Local teachers to participate in innovation institute
The Public Education Foundation of Charlottesville-Albemarle will hold an innovation institute from July 26 to 28, with workshops led by Amanda Gonczi from the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education. The institute will take place at the Greencroft Club in Albemarle, and will include educators from both the city and county school divisions. Twelve […]
