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Georgia Department of Education awards STEM certification to Brookwood Elementary School
MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 6517358, mcardoza@gadoe.org
Gilda Lyon, GaDOE STEM Coordinator, (404) 463-1977, glyon@doe.k12.ga.us
December 19, 2014 -- The Georgia Department of Education has awarded Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) certification to Brookwood Elementary School in Dalton Public Schools.
Brookwood Elementary is the 12th school in the state to be awarded the designation. State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge awarded the certification in a ceremony at the school on Friday, December 12.
"Brookwood Elementary School's focus on environmental sustainability helps students learn about good stewardship," Dr. Barge said. "This STEM program will teach thousands of students the knowledge and skills they need to be successful adults."
To earn STEM certification, the school had to submit an application showing that it meets rigorous criteria, such as evidence of teacher collaboration, business and industry partnerships, high levels of math and science instruction and an integrated, project-based STEM curriculum. A team from the Georgia Department of Education visited the school to observe the program.
About Brookwood Elementary School's STEM Program The school's focus on environmental sustainability serves students well as they partner with Dalton State College to trap and release turtles in a local pond. Release occurs after the turtles have been weighed and marked, and that data is recorded during an on-going research study conducted by 4th graders. First graders work collaboratively with the Tennessee Aquarium and the University of Georgia on a Monarch butterfly research study to track migration and count parasites on butterfly scales under the microscope. The entire school participates in the maintenance of a
year-round garden where local agricultural engineers monitor and support the research projects conducted by all students. Each grade level creates regularly occurring STEM integrated stations where students rotate from one teacher to another with environmental sustainability being the cornerstone for lessons.
Learn more about STEM schools at www.stemgeorgia.org