Picture 30 kindergarteners exploring a gingerbread story book. Or a bunch of third graders visiting the core of the Earth and the surface of the sun.
Danecia Berrian, an instructional coach at William Rowen School in West Oak Lane, said these are some of the kids’ favorite activities in the school’s Quantum STEAM Lab, which houses 30 virtual reality headsets. The lab also has 3D printers and robotics, and starting this school year, the school will be introducing a quantum physics program to fourth and fifth graders.
Berrian and her colleagues knew these topics were important for their students to learn, and after years of planning, they found a way to bring them into the classroom. The lab is an example of educators pursuing external support to bring STEM learning opportunities for their students beyond the resources allotted to them.
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