At BBCES we pride ourselves in Building Brighter Futures one child at a time. It is our mission to learn alongside our students, to lead by example, and to inspire our students as we equip them with STEM literacy skills that will prepare them for their next level of learning. One way students enhance their soft skills is through direct instruction on the 7 habits and leadership job opportunities. Students in 4th through 6th grade apply for a variety of leadership jobs that allow them to learn effective ways to communicate and interact with others. Moreover, students serving on the student leadership team and STEAM squad are sometimes asked to lead professional development and STEAM events at our school, such as teaching board members how to code and showcasing our school's STEAM integration and authentic learning at the Leadership Sylacauga community event. Finally, students also demonstrate STEM content knowledge representative of STEM literacy outcomes through the use of collaboration rubrics. We understand that collaboration is the key to their future successes, so collaboration is an expectation for all students at BBCES. These rubrics set the expectations for the skills necessary to successfully collaborate with others.