Why STEAM?

For far too long in education, we’ve been working with the presumption of teaching to ensure our students get a “good job.” But, what does that look like? We are preparing students for jobs that don’t even exist.

STEAM’s foundations lie in inquiry, critical thinking, and process-based learning. The entire idea surrounding STEAM lessons and the STEAM approach is that it’s based around questioning, asking “non-Googleable” questions.

Inquiry, curiosity, being able to find solutions to a problem, and being creative in the finding of the solutions is at the heart of this approach. Students and teachers engaged in STEAM make more real-life connections, so that school is not a place where you go to learn, but instead it becomes the entire experience of learning itself. Kids are always learning, growing, and experimenting. School doesn’t have to be a place, but rather a frame of mind that uses STEAM as a lever to explosive growth, social-emotional connections, and the foundation for the innovators of tomorrow…today!