Friday, November 25, 2016

EUREKA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL group offered STEM with a twist

Eureka Heights Elementary School families were treated recently to a night of STEM fun with a twist.  

The evening started with pizza.  After dinner, parents were able to listen to Community Care Services talk about how they, as parents, can help build strong families.  They also discussed how to access Community Care Services at the school.  

Community Care Services has partnered with several schools in the Taylor School District and is able to provide counseling services on site for students who are in need of someone to talk to about any issues that they may be facing.  Eureka Heights is one of these schools.

While the parents were listening to Community Care Services, the students were learning how to apply engineering principals to solve problems of a STEM kind.  They learned to ask questions, imagine possibilities, make a plan, create using their plan, improve on their plan, and communicate with others.  

After 20 minutes, the families got back together and got a chance to use what they had learned about problem solving.  Each family was given a bag of recycled materials from Arts & Scraps and had 20 minutes to create the tallest tower using only the materials provided in the bag.

It was an engaging activity that got all family members problem solving and working together.  The winning families received a prize!  

There will be another “Building Tall Towers and Strong Families” STEM night at West Middle School at 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29.  


If you are interested in attending this event, you don't have to have a child at West to attend. Please RSVP to 313-295-5749 ext. 12165 by Monday, November 28. Please leave a message with your name, phone number, and number of people attending.  We will be providing a pizza dinner.



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