SSCSD, BOCES Team Up to Offer STEAM Academy

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs City School District has partnered with Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES to offer a STEAM Academy at Maple Avenue Middle School, according to a news release from the district.

The STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) Academy will be held Dec. 3, Dec. 10, and Dec. 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. There are three course offerings for students in grades 3-8, and all courses cost $100 each.

‘An Extraordinary Science Adventure,’ led by Lisa Whitman, is being held for grades 3 through 5 and will feature hands-on science activities and experiments. Activities will include designing a balloon brain, making a lava lamp, producing slime and silly putty, and learning the chemistry behind the making of ice cream, according to a menu posted by the district.

‘Into the Valley of Digital Creation,’ hosted by Nicholas Regner, will help children in grades 4 through 8 discover key principles and design theories utilized by companies. The students will apply the concepts in a variety of projects. Students must bring their Chromebook to this course.

‘Space Stations,’ with Ken Santucci, will study the purpose of space stations, from the fictional Death Star of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise to the International Space Station. The course will discuss how the stations get and stay in space, how they are built, and more.

Registration for the courses must be submitted by Nov. 18, and can be done on wswheboces.org. For questions, call 518-581-3585 or email giftedresources@wswheboces.org.