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Our second grade STEM students, at Allendale Columbia School, have been working on constructing simple machines including: levers, pulley systems, wedges, inclined planes, and wheel & axle [...]

When presenting at the 2015 Annual Conference of the NYS Technology and Engineering Educators Association, the Lower School STEM teachers were approached by the Education Consultant at iDesign [...]

Announcing Robotics Resources for Educators & Parents of young students in grades 2 through 8! We have added a resource webpage for posting an assortment of resources our STEM Team has [...]

Our International STEM Camp brought American and Chinese students together again for another great summer immersion program for middle and high school students. Working in partnership with [...]

Greetings Greater Rochester Area STEM, Robotics, and Engineering Education Community – As avid promoters, mentors, and coaches for a variety of Elementary & MS Robotics Teams, we are pleased [...]

The June 18th Rochester Democrat & Chronicle features a news article about Vista Teach making a difference in STEM Education in Rochester and beyond…   I grew up incredibly fearful [...]

For their last unit of study in their STEM classes at Allendale Columbia School, our 4th graders have been pilot-testing the SparkFun Digital Sandbox. This is a new learning platform, with [...]

Using the LEGO WeDo Robotics System, second grade STEM students at Allendale Columbia School have been designing and building interactive structures and smart robots programmed with sensors and [...]

Throughout our kindergarten STEM lessons, our young students at Allendale Columbia School, continue to amaze us with their aptitude for easily learning programming concepts. Prior to moving on to [...]

Our 1st Grade S.T.E.M. students at Allendale Columbia School have begun their unit on Physical Mechanisms. In this real world context, our young students build structures incorporating gears and [...]