On May 2, 2018, Lakewood Tech EQ hosted their third annual Tech Night. Families were encouraged to explore all things tech and design thinking and how to balance screen time. Families were given a technology contract to sign and serve…
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San Miguel hosted an after-school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) event on May 2 from 3-5:30 PM with Hands On Bay Area and Nova. Twenty-five volunteers from Nova worked with Kids Learning After School (KLAS) students to complete a STEM…
Sunnyvale Middle School sixth-grader Wyndia Ohm took home first prize honors for her Synopsis Science Fair project in March and as a result was given the opportunity to compete at the state level. This year, the Santa Clara Valley Science…
The Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF) issued $1,000 grants to each of the district’s schools this winter. The funds were raised from donors in the community. SEF invited each of the schools to submit their grant requests, which…
It was standing room only at the recent Vargas Family “Ooey Gooey” Science Night held on January 25th. Vargas scientists and their families packed the cafeteria, walking around with their freshly made slime and calming jars. Student volunteers from the…
On February 7, February 13, and February 15, 7th-grade biologists at Columbia Middle School investigated ecosystems and animals of the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific rocky coast tide pools – from the comfort of their classrooms! The Marine Science…
Sunnyvale Middle School’s Science Bowl Club went head-to-head with 24 teams in the Bay Area Regional Science Bowl Competition on February 24 and brought home another trophy for the school! They battled other middle school students from Marin, San Francisco,…
As part of national Manufacturing Day (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce), Northrop Grumman Marine Systems hosted 24 students from Columbia Middle School’s robotics and advanced math programs at its Sunnyvale facility on Oct. 3rd. Students spent the day…
At Lakewood Elementary School — now dubbed Lakewood Tech EQ — a key focus is preparing children to work intelligently with others and communicate clearly using technology. Now, thanks to research done by Lakewood School’s lead learner, Principal Pamela Cheng,…
Cherry Chase fifth graders enjoyed a wonderful week at Walden West this May. Highlights included making it on to the Low-Waste Hall of Fame (again), learning about our local environment and how to take care of it, making face paint…
Before most students arrive on campus at SMS on Late Start Wednesdays, the Science Bowl Club is busy transforming Mrs. Weller’s science room into a miniature Science Bowl arena, where they practice answering rapid-fire science questions from parent volunteers for…
Can you name the only Dutch-speaking country in South America? Siddarth Shah can! Siddarth represented Sunnyvale Middle School on his fourth, and his last trip to the National Geographic Geography Bee state finals competition, at Fresno State this past March….
Sunnyvale School District staff and teachers have been hard at work adapting science lessons to meet California’s new state standards for science, called the Next Generation Science Standards (CA-NGSS). The new standards are based on research about how students best…
The Spartan multi-use building at Sunnyvale Middle School buzzed with energy on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 with students from every grade level participating in the school’s first mathematics festival in place of their normal math class. Students had 40-minutes to…
To help increase young women’s interest in STEM subjects, the Sunnyvale Public Library decided to bring its Make-HER hands-on STEM learning program for women and girls to Columbia Middle School this fall for a special 5-week after school program. The…