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Charlevoix Elementary School STEM program

A recent C3F Student Success grant for Charlevoix Public Schools Elementary School helped purchase technology equipment for a new STEM program. Thanks to our donors, they were able to purchase Code and Go Mice and Dash Robots to teach coding to all students, as well as a 3D printer and the accompanying software. C3F staff, Matt and Megan, were able to visit the 4th grade class using the 3D printer software to design nametag keychains. They also observed 1st graders count a pattern and program Code and Go Mice to reach the target - the Lorax, in this case! The teacher of the STEM classes reflected, “Overall this was a huge success and honestly, not only did all students make leaps and bounds in these two areas, I would say I made the most growth in learning not only how to operate these devices, but how to teach these to the students. I am very excited for next year when we can build upon what they have gained this year.” C3F staff could not agree more. It was a great day to get a glimpse of what the future can hold when we train young minds in STEM.