A four-day STEM Summer Academy was held at Landstown High School School on July 13-16, 2015. This action-packed event was sponsored by the Department of Defense Education Activity and developed by the College of William and Mary’s STEM Education Alliance in conjunction with the MCASP (Military Connected Academic Support Program) team. The academy hosted 25 middle school students from both Landstown Middle School and Corporate Landing Middle School.
The MCASP STEM Summer Academy was designed to help students develop their problem-solving skills and ability to work in a team while using mathematics and science to solve challenges. Student teams competed in the Tower Build Challenge, the Water Rocket Challenge, the M&M Statistics Challenge, and the Electronics Challenge. Through these hands-on activities, students explored physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and mathematics in an engaging, high-energy environment. Students also had an opportunity to explore career opportunities in STEM-related fields.
On July 15th, parents and school division representatives were invited to attend VIP Day. On this day, guests were able to tour the academy to view the exciting activities, ask questions to the students, and receive STEM-related materials about careers. Delegate Glenn Davis came to VIP Day as a special guest and delivered an inspirational speech to the academy participants.
