STEM
Village School STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) includes lots of lab work and exploration. Our students are encouraged to ask questions, and are shown how to research, investigate, collaborate to solve problems and communicate productively with each other. And they learn that this way of design thinking can help them in real-world settings.
When we say our young Village School students “study” STEM, we mean they get very hands-on. Village students can be found in the science labs and makerspace studios working on everything from building cardboard cars, to dissecting sheep brains, to designing earthquake-proof structures.
In other words, our youngest learners are just as comfortable with robotics, coding, design and engineering, as they are with reading, writing and mathematics.
It’s almost guaranteed that after STEM class, children will be asking “why?” even more.
Lower Village
It’s important that the subjects within STEM are introduced positively. Students in kindergarten through second grade learn how to analyze and interpret data, form proper questions, find the answers and learn how to navigate technology t become digital citizens.
Upper Village
How does what we learn in STEM apply to the real world? From third to fifth grade, students learn how to evaluate and communicate more complex theories, craft solutions to small or large problems and how technology can help make learning easier and support their other academic and creative pursuits.
