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Teacher praises city-funded hovercraft STEAM project for sixth graders
Summary
A Spanish Fort sixth-grade teacher told council the hovercraft STEAM project, funded by the city's 3-mil education tax, built teamwork, confidence and increased student interest in STEAM; the council and staff praised the program.
Joanne Theodore, a sixth-grade social-studies teacher at Spanish Fort Elementary School, described a day-long hovercraft STEAM program funded through the city's 3-mil education tax. Theodore said students constructed and tested small hovercrafts, practiced teamwork and learned through trial and error. "This project was so tremendous that our students came away from it wanting to do more," she said.
Council members and staff praised the program. A city speaker noted the 3-mil fund "goes a long way" and thanked the teachers and volunteers who brought the program to the school. The transcript shows the city intends to continue supporting such hands-on projects from the 3-mil allocation.
No motion or vote was taken on this item; it was presented as a report from the Public School Commission.
