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Woodland Hills spotlights expansion of VEX robotics, "future ready" student leadership and district AI plans
Summary
Students and staff presented the Future Ready Leaders project and district STEM leaders outlined plans to expand VEX robotics, coding, AI education and partnerships. Presenters described field trips, near-peer mentorship with eighth graders and growing elementary VEX participation.
Students from Woodland Hills High School and district staff presented the Future Ready Leaders project and a district STEM update at the May 21 board meeting, showcasing near-peer mentorship, regional field trips and plans to broaden coding and AI education across grades K-12.
Kevin McGuire, the high-school librarian who co-leads the Future Ready Leaders team, said the program seeks to make the district's state-required future-ready reporting meaningful and student-driven. "How do we make sure what we do at Woodland Hills prepares students for when they leave Woodland Hills?" McGuire asked at the microphone, describing a year-long project that asked students to evaluate programming and design a peer-mentoring initiative for Dixon STEAM…
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