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Albert Leonard highlights tech education, YES summer program and staff tenure
Summary
At a New Rochelle City School District Board of Education meeting, Albert Leonard Middle School presented its technology education program, the long-running YES summer program and multiple tenure recognitions; teachers and students described hands-on STEM projects and pathways to high school programs.
Albert Leonard Middle School principal Dr. Camille Edwards Thomas told the New Rochelle City School District Board of Education that the school’s technology education program gives every student hands-on exposure to STEM, career awareness and college-preparatory skills.
"Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths and allows us to create an inclusive and welcoming environment where every student is valued, supported, and celebrated," Dr. Camille Edwards Thomas said during the presentation to the board.
The presentation summarized work at each grade level in the tech-education sequence. Sixth-graders learn problem solving, Newton’s laws and introductory computer science; seventh-graders explore pre-engineering concepts and design magnetic-levitation (maglev) prototype vehicles using CAD; eighth-graders study circuitry, 3-D printing and…
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