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Dinwiddie Middle School students showcase project-based learning at school board meeting
Summary
Students and staff from Dinwiddie Middle School presented projects from the semester that ranged from engineering challenges to leadership projects and parent shadowing; the board praised the students and accepted gifts including a student-made birdhouse.
Students and teachers from Dinwiddie Middle School presented highlights of semester projects to the school board, illustrating the division's project‑based learning and extracurricular activities.
Camden Bishop (Dinwiddie Middle School presenter) introduced a video and a series of short student presentations. Student projects included an egg‑drop engineering challenge, Q‑tip bridge engineering, a city‑planning simulation, a mock trial, STEM and technology projects (including building birdhouses and assembling lab furniture), leadership and entrepreneurship projects (a student‑run school store, a student‑designed homecoming shirt and a Fall Fest event), and a parent shadowing day.
Students and staff emphasized hands‑on learning, resource management, public speaking and leadership skills. Teacher Crystal Anderson and other staff described project‑based learning methods and had students explain the learning outcomes. Board members praised the presentations; several board members thanked students and parents and accepted a student‑built birdhouse as a gift.
The presentation lasted across several agenda items and was followed by short board remarks; the board recessed briefly afterward so students could take photos and leave.
