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Jun62018 by webadminNo Comments

Pens Foundation Gives Big to Growing with Books in Beaver County

The Pens Foundation has generously given to the BCET before and continues it’s support of educating children in Beaver County with yesterdays donation. David Soltesz, President of the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, presented a $10,000 check to Jamie Connelly of the Beaver County Educational Trust for the “Growing with Books” program. Each year the BCET spends close to $30,000 to send books to children under the age of 5 in Beaver County. With this generous donation the program will be able to expand and add additional children to this wonderful program.

Jun12018 by webadminNo Comments

Aliquippa Students Power Up on STEAM

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The AES STEAM-Walk drew 32 students from grades 4, 5, & 6 for a fun-filled morning of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics on May 11, 2018. Each student received an AES STEAM Walk cinch sacks to carry their many gifts and projects they created throughout the day. Stations included projects from creating polymers to wiring up circuit boards to spacewalking and even included a station on "powering up" with proper nutrition. Thanks to a grant from the Beaver County Educational Trust and help from Covestro, Carnegie Science Center and the Education Partnership the teachers of AES put on an excellent program enjoyed by all. To read more about the event, click here.

May222018 by webadminNo Comments

Ambridge Story-Walk Is All Geared Up

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May122018 by webadminNo Comments

Ambridge Science Dynamic Duo Bring the STEAM to Families

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[caption id="attachment_1122" align="alignright" width="300"] Jr high students explain the use of a compound microscope[/caption] Science teachers, Don Ayers and Brad Olenic, bill their STEAM-Walk in Ambridge as a wholesome family experience. Families from the district were invited to bring their little ones, ages 6 - 10, to the Ambridge Jr High to partake in an evening of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Enlisting the help of Ambridge junior high school students, 8 unique stations were created to introduce different facets of basic STEAM disciplines. From polymers, to shipwreck survival engineering, to helicopter balloons, participating kids got to see, touch and think about how their world works and the tools we use to understand it. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.beavercountyeducationaltrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180412_171255.mp4"][/video]

Apr242018 by webadminNo Comments

‘Breakouts’ Occur at Highland Middle School

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[caption id="attachment_1111" align="alignright" width="300"] Highland Middle School students try to breakout the information inside the kit[/caption] Ambridge Area School District's k-6 STEAM educator, Nicole Darroch, was awarded a Great Ideas Mini-Grant for $500 that allowed her to purchase four 'Breakout' EDU kits for use in her classroom. The students work together to figure out how to open the 'breakout' box and discover the information inside. With each success comes a small internal box that must also be opened, much like nested Russian dolls. Only after all the boxes have been opened will the final information be revealed and the overall goal achieved. https://sway.com/obSEXCeuNkoBwIGo