ABC STEAM Fest 2024

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The ABC celebrated its 8th annual whole school STEAM Fest, on Friday, March 8 was a complete success. The STEAM Fest event showcases student agency, knowledge creativity, and passion through multidisciplinary inquiry project work across science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics throughout lower primary to secondary.

During the opening of the event, we were privileged to have the Turkish ambassador Gül Büyükerşen inspire us through a speech about the importance of education and innovation in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The ambassador's presence at the event added an international and motivational touch that resonated with all participants including the school robotics teams as they prepare for the national competition with aspirations of again taking part in the international WRO event to be held in Turkey this year. 

There was a charge in the air the entire day, an undeniable buzz of energy and enthusiasm from the participants and visitors that was truly contagious. From student-programmed robots to interactive art games and models, each project reflected the hard work and creativity of the talented young people who participated in the event. The diversity of ideas and approaches demonstrated in each presentation was truly uplifting.

The guided tours allowed  Lower and Upper Primary students to learn a little about each project, thus encouraging curiosity and interest in the STEAM disciplines. Furthermore, the presence of teachers and students from other schools including the Maquilisuat, Acton Academy, and Highlands School, visiting or presenting their projects, and participating in activities such as the Hackathon, created an environment of collaboration, mutual learning, and work with the local educational community. STEAM Fest is an opportunity that provides an important platform for young minds to engage with others as global citizens, share their ideas and learning, and demonstrate their ABC values: honesty, empathy, and leadership. This is what makes our students true Responsible Outstanding Citizens.

In short, ABC's STEAM Fest 2024 was a reminder of the power of education and innovation to transform the world.

Photos on Flickr

By: LRC Team

El STEAM Fest 2024 de la ABC, realizado el viernes 8 de marzo, fue todo un éxito. Como ya es tradición, es un evento lleno de conocimiento, creatividad, pasión y mucha diversión, destacando los valores de un aprendizaje basado en la indagación.

Durante la apertura del evento, la señora embajadora de Turquía Gül Büyükerşen,  nos brindó unas palabras inspiradoras resaltando la importancia de la educación y la innovación en la ciencia, la tecnología, la ingeniería, las artes y las matemáticas. Su presencia en el evento agregó un toque internacional y motivador que resonó en todos los participantes, incluyendo al equipo de robótica con la aspiración de participar nuevamente en la Olimpiada Mundial de Robótica que éste año se realizará en Turquía.

La energía y entusiasmo mostrados por cada uno de los participantes en los diversos proyectos expuestos fue verdaderamente contagioso. Desde robots programados por estudiantes, hasta instalaciones artísticas y modelos interactivos, cada proyecto reflejaba el arduo trabajo y la creatividad de los jóvenes talentosos que participaron en el festival. La diversidad de ideas y enfoques demostrados en cada presentación fue verdaderamente edificante.

Las visitas guiadas permitieron a cada visitante aprender un poco de cada proyecto, fomentando así la curiosidad y el interés en las disciplinas STEAM. Además, la presencia de maestros y alumnos de otras escuelas como la Escuela Maquilishüat, Academia Accton y el Colegio Highlands, visitando o presentando sus proyectos y participando en las actividades como el Hackaton, crearon un ambiente de colaboración, aprendizaje mutuo y trabajo con la comunidad educativa de nuestra ciudad, en donde demostramos nuestros valores: honestidad, empatía y sobre todo liderazgo, en un mundo conectado. Esto es lo que convierte a nuestros estudiantes en verdaderos Ciudadanos Responsables Destacados o "Responsible Outstanding Citizens".  

En resumen, el STEAM Fest 2024 de la ABC fue un recordatorio del poder de la educación y la innovación para transformar el mundo.

Fotos en Flickr

Por: LRC Team

STEAM FEST 2023

The ABC hosted the annual STEAM Fest Celebration on March 10th this year, in person and across the school. The event which was a huge success took place across the primary and secondary with primary grades up to and including 4th grade in the performing arts centre and the 5th grade together with secondary in the  Auditorium. 

Each year students from across the school get together to present a variety of exciting ross disciplinary STEAM(  Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) projects. This was extra special as it is the first year since the pandemic that our school has been able to invite guests from schools and organizations in the community. We were thrilled to have them join us and participate in the event. 

This year, we held our first hackathon during STEAM Fest, in which students from the ABC and Maquilushuat students schools worked on teams to solve a local parking and school drop-off challenge. 

In doing so they use a variety of digital and analog resources.

The hackathon was a huge success.

At the end of a rather intense day two very different solutions emerged and were presented. Here is a short video of Hackathon 2023 highlights. 
 

Hackathon 2023 

 The community was able to watch segments of  STEAM  Fest throughout the day via the live stream which took place in the Auditorium. This enabled parents to tune in and watch the students showcase their creations and share their ideas. It was inspiring to see the fruition of so much creativity, teamwork, critical thinking and innovation on display.

 The STEAM Fest top project results were announced last week, and the results are as follows. 

The tribal star competition also rendered some exciting results. 

Here is a short video from the event as well as the link to our Flickr album.

STEAM FEST 2023 

This year's STEAM Fest Celebration was a huge success, and we were thrilled to have so many guests from the community. It was a great opportunity for students to showcase their skills and talents and collaborate with other students from different schools. We cannot wait until next year's event and hope to continue to inspire and support our students in their STEAM pursuits.