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Elementary robotics and high-school alternative pathways highlighted at Timberlane school board meeting
Summary
Atkinson Academy students demonstrated Bear Robotics and Timberlane Regional High School staff outlined alternative education pathways — extended learning opportunities, evening division and HiSET preparation — during the March 3 Timberlane Regional School District school board meeting.
Atkinson Academy students presented the school—s Bear Robotics team and demonstrated how robotics instruction and new Spike Prime kits, funded by a New Hampshire Department of Education grant, have expanded hands-on STEM learning for fourth- and fifth-graders.
Principal Harris introduced the students, who explained they moved from older Mindstorms NXT kits to Spike Prime kits and learned block coding and attachment construction to complete themed missions. A student said the team learned from mistakes in their November competition and improved problem-solving and presentation skills.
At the high school, Danielle Foley, assistant principal for alternative…
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