We believe in a STEM Community: Standard Three. We have implemented extracurricular activities, including the following initiatives:

• Math Olympiad

• Walk to School

• Science Olympiad

• An after-school program that embeds STEM activities

• STEM week with STEM community experts

• Parent University Community Education and Outreach

• Safety Patrol (Before Covid and will continue after)

• One Fair for in which students complete inquiry-based projects in science, technology, engineering, or social studies fields

  • A host of community members and business partners participate in judging the projects and providing feedback so students can make modifications

We have engaged students in various competitions to enrich our students.

• Greg Tang Math challenges

• District math competitions

• Trees Atlanta Art competition

The teachers also embed “Math Students of the Week” where students use goal-setting based on their MAP data to improve their growth in math.

Our enrichment groups competed in the district technology fair and science fair. Three of our students placed at the science fair, and one student advanced to the state fair. We also were invited to join Cobb County Schools to compete with their schools' Science Olympiad students.

We have strengthened our after-school partnerships. Through our partnership with SPAs we provide after-school opportunities for students to engage in STEM opportunities.

We have engaged with many new and unique partnerships. Our partnerships businesses that provide us with such great insight and help us stay connected to the latest and newest knowledge in STEM fields. They present and offer opportunities for enrichment during our STEM week. We recognize that STEM careers are always changing and so it is crucial for us to engage with community partners and experts in the field of STEAM in order to provide high-quality learning opportunities to our students.