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Vails Gate STEAM Academy

Scholars are scored by various criteria that includes, solving the problem, strategy toward finding the answer, a written explanation on steps taken to solve the problem, and working as a team.

As the 21st Century After-School Academy winds down it's first session, scholars are proud to show family and friends their newly acquired and refined talents.

Scholars and family visited Camp Mariah for a STEM activity filled field trip on Saturday, December 14th. Activities included Go Cart building and racing, paper making, orienteering and more.

Mrs. Espinoza and Mrs. Colon-Pena's 5th grade students became "scientists" for a day, collecting and analyzing real field data during hands-on exploration of the Hudson River Estuary.

Vails Gate students in Mrs. Pearce's kindergarten class, Mrs. Vasquez's 1st grade class, and Ms. Anderson's 2nd grade class all enjoyed eating a salad grown in our hydroponics carts. Each grade level has there own hydroponics cart that they share on

Vails Gate STEAM Academy hosted their annual STEAM Night on Thursday, 11/21. Families participated in a variety of engineering activities with their child.