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North Penn outlines plan to expand SHIELD elementary STEM pilot to all 13 schools
Summary
District staff reported positive student engagement in the SHIELD pilot at five elementary schools and presented a budget, logistics and materials plan to expand SHIELD (STEM/engineering curriculum with LEGO, Project Lead The Way and micro:bits) to all 13 elementary schools for 2026–27.
District instructional coaches and curriculum supervisors reported on Nov. 1 that the SHIELD (Solving Hypotheses through Innovation, Environmental literacy and Design) pilot—now in its ninth week at five elementary schools—has produced strong student engagement, teamwork and early learning gains, and staff proposed expansion to all 13 elementary schools in 2026–27.
Presenters Rebecca Russo and Sean Arnie described hands‑on activities used in trimester 1: grade‑1…
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