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Crown Pond students showcase new Creators Club, draw more than 200 applicants
Summary
Students from Crown Pond Elementary introduced the Crown Pond Creators Club — a new lunch‑and‑recess STEM program — and demonstrated projects using Tinkercad, Glowforge, Makey Makey, micro:bit and paper circuits. Staff said the club was expanded into multiple rotating sessions after more than 200 students applied.
Crown Pond students on Nov. 3 presented the school's new Crown Pond Creators Club to the Yorktown Central School District Board of Education, demonstrating projects and describing how the program gives students hands‑on experience in coding, design and engineering.
The presentation opened with Superintendent Dr. Hatter introducing the students and Crown Pond principal Miss Jacobs turning the floor over to Amanda Burns, the teacher who helped launch the club. Burns told the board the club is a ‘‘lunch…
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