STREAM
STREAM educates students for their future.
"The idea of emphasizing the subject areas of STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, andMath has been driven by the business community to prepare a more agile,educated workforce for our country's future. However, in recent years, it has been increasingly evident that our economy is truly driven by innovation and the creativity and communication nurtured through the "Arts" is an essential component to innovation and worthy of emphasis as well. Rooted in our faith as Catholic schools, "Religion" is woven throughout all subjects and completes the picture for a holistic approach to education. STREAM schools, therefore, are the necessaryevolution of STEM Schools in Buffalo, using an interdisciplinary approach to bridge subject areas. It is important to note that that STREAM Education is not a new curriculum, but a philosophical framework for delivering excellence in Catholic education for 21st century learners!"
"The idea of emphasizing the subject areas of STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, andMath has been driven by the business community to prepare a more agile,educated workforce for our country's future. However, in recent years, it has been increasingly evident that our economy is truly driven by innovation and the creativity and communication nurtured through the "Arts" is an essential component to innovation and worthy of emphasis as well. Rooted in our faith as Catholic schools, "Religion" is woven throughout all subjects and completes the picture for a holistic approach to education. STREAM schools, therefore, are the necessaryevolution of STEM Schools in Buffalo, using an interdisciplinary approach to bridge subject areas. It is important to note that that STREAM Education is not a new curriculum, but a philosophical framework for delivering excellence in Catholic education for 21st century learners!"
Activities and Clubs held at Queen of Heaven School that emphasis STREAM:
Readers Theatre club for K-2nd Grade
R.A.C.E. With Fairy Tales K-2nd Grade (Thursdays beginning in February)
We begin by sharing and discussing a fairy tale and then work in groups to carry out an engineering challenge. Students must work together to imagine, plan, create, and test items representing the fairy tale.
"Young Scientists" Club for 1st and 2nd Graders (Meet Wednesdays and Thursdays from March-May
The Linus Club: R for Religion for Grades 4 and 5
Science/Engineering Club for 3rd and 4th Grade ( seven week sessions throughout the year)
Cooking Club 3rd and 4th Grade (seven week sessions throughout the school year)
Computer Club 3rd-5th Grade (10-week sessions held three times a year)
Vex Robotics 6th-8th Grade (10-week sessions held twice a year)
Future City Club 7th and 8th Grade
Readers Theatre club for K-2nd Grade
- Bible Stories to read and act out in front of our school community observing an "R" for religion and “A” for Arts Education.
- esearch shows that participation in and learning through the arts is associated with better outcomes in academics.
R.A.C.E. With Fairy Tales K-2nd Grade (Thursdays beginning in February)
We begin by sharing and discussing a fairy tale and then work in groups to carry out an engineering challenge. Students must work together to imagine, plan, create, and test items representing the fairy tale.
"Young Scientists" Club for 1st and 2nd Graders (Meet Wednesdays and Thursdays from March-May
- Using Inquiry
- Observing
- Making Predictions
- Teamwork
- Testing Experiments
- Engineering Structures
The Linus Club: R for Religion for Grades 4 and 5
- Read and follow directions
- Teamwork
- Creativity
- Administer to the needs of others
Science/Engineering Club for 3rd and 4th Grade ( seven week sessions throughout the year)
- Problem solving
- Engineering
- Teamwork
- Trial and error
- Analyzing steps, procedures, end products
Cooking Club 3rd and 4th Grade (seven week sessions throughout the school year)
- Read and follow directions
- Use kitchen utensils like: paring knives, spoons, measuring cups, mixing bowls
- Learn cooking terminology
- Work with fractions
- Test new foods
Computer Club 3rd-5th Grade (10-week sessions held three times a year)
- Program code to make Dash and Dot Robots run.
- Understand algorithms,commands and other terminology in regards to coding.
- Follow directions.
Vex Robotics 6th-8th Grade (10-week sessions held twice a year)
- Learn as part of a team how to design, program and engineer a robot for competition.
- Problem solve and find solutions by trial and error.
- Compete in local competitions.
Future City Club 7th and 8th Grade
- Learn how to design and develop a City that is 100 years in the future.
- Focal point on engineering and teamwork.
- Science and mathematical applications for real-world problem solving.
- To research and purpose better solutions to engineering challenges.