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Kissam Intermediate showcases STEAM Academy; students demonstrate robotics and 3‑D design
Summary
Kissam Intermediate principal Bethany Primo updated trustees on the STEAM Academy model — six‑week rotations for 4th–5th graders, 6th‑grade electives, and project work including LEGO Spike Prime rovers and TinkerCAD 3‑D rockets. A student demonstrated a rover that 'moves.'
Bethany Primo, principal at Kissam Intermediate (S10), told the board the STEAM Academy supports the district strategic plan and is designed to close opportunity gaps by giving students hands‑on experiences in coding, engineering and design. She said 4th and 5th graders will rotate through six‑week modules while 6th grade receives pull‑in STEAM electives.
Primo introduced student Drake Krebs, who demonstrated a LEGO Spike Prime rover. When asked what it does, Drake replied, "It moves." Primo said the campus had purchased Ozobots, Spike Prime and TinkerCAD tools with funds set aside last year and credited a STEAM coordinator and grant writing for expanding the program to be replicable across campuses.
