STEM Accelerated in WAB's Elementary Design Spaces

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The Elementary School (ES) design classrooms of the Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) have undergone a comprehensive renovation this past summer, resulting in enhanced possibilities and functionality for their ES students.

The team defines learning as challenging and joyful at WAB, but being fun doesn't mean students are not learning. WAB's robotics program starts in their Early Years program when students are first introduced to Bee-Bot and how algorithms can be used to create desired movements.

As students' knowledge progresses, they are introduced to more complicated models. "When they get to Grade 2, we move on to the Dash Bot, which has many more features like sounds and lights and more variety of movements," explained Chris Murray, Design Teacher at ES.

Apart from the challenging robotics program, the ES design learning also paves the way for their students' pursuit of further studies. "What we do in the ES design program directly connects up to Middle School design. So all of the skills that the students are learning in our classes with all of our projects, whether it's robotics, prototyping, or simply using the design cycle, all those skills directly relate to the projects that they're going to be doing later," explained Douglas Taylor, another ES Design Teacher.

The new design spaces have left WAB's students amazed and delighted, as they embark on an exciting year of learning.

Explore the video story above to discover more!

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Photos: Western Academy of Beijing

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