Jan132020 by webadminNo Comments
Wonder Workshop

Wonder Workshop

Home, IMPACT Grant, NOIMPACT
On a daily basis we ask students to work together to complete tasks using paper and pencils. As we move further into 21st Century Learning, the way students interact, communicate, and problem solve become more and more complex. It is also more challenging to engage students in the learning as they become more driven by technology. Wonder Workshop robots are a fun and interactive way for students to learn how to code, work together, and problem solve using 21st Century technology and skills. Needs: Students will learn how to code the robot and develop their coding skills so that they can launch a ball, play the xylophone, and sketch a picture using Dash. To achieve these goals, students will use iPads to control the robot by learn the different coding…
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Jan82020 by webadminNo Comments
Viking Wellness WORX

Viking Wellness WORX

Home, IMPACT Grant, NOIMPACT
Our project is focused on providing Opportunities/Exposure/Engagement of our teenagers here at Hopewell High School. We strongly feel that our students need of exposure to innovative methods to address overall health, wellness and nutrition. Implementing these initiatives will counter the effects of screen time and sedentary lifestyles of many of our teenagers. Our goal is to provide opportunities that will inspire and empower our teens to develop a healthy lifestyle that will jettison them into their future. According to Stephen Ritz, “it is easier to raise healthy children then to fix broken men”. Needs: We need to have our wellness facility open throughout all class periods encouraging student engagement during free time and study halls; We need to have our garden area open and accessible to all students, especially those…
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Jan82020 by webadminNo Comments
LLS Pulls off the Hat-Trick

LLS Pulls off the Hat-Trick

Fundraising, GrowingWithBooks, Home
Lincoln Learning Solutions, a Rochester-based, nonprofit, education management foundation, pulled off a wonderful hat-trick with its third and final $15,000 donation to the "Growing with Books" program. The most resent installment represents the last in a 3 year commitment of total commitment of $45,000. Through Growing with Books, Beaver County children five and younger receive a free book by mail in the spring and fall. The program is a collaboration between the Beaver County Educational Trust, the Beaver County Rehabilitation Center and the Heritage Valley Health System. Growing with Books—based on the principle that reading is the essence of learning—has distributed more than 28,000 books since inception.
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Oct222019 by webadminNo Comments
The Doctor Is In

The Doctor Is In

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Dr. Roger Davis is the current President of Community College of Beaver County and recently joined the BCET board of trustees. He brings with him a true gift for educating and leadership demonstrated by a long CV that includes many honors and awards. The most notable being the Humanitarian of the Year bestowed by ACT, Inc. of Rockland County, NY. He hopes to use his connections to the Beaver County community to further the goals of the BCET. The BCET trustees would like to wish him a warm welcome and are honored to now count Dr. Davis as a member.
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