Engineers in Kindergarten !
For three and a half years Madison has been striving to remake itself as a “21st Century School”. For us, being a “modern school” means keeping your feet firmly planted in two worlds: the world of providing a quality education to all students focused on “the three Rs” of “Reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic” and the world of engaging students’ interests and igniting their passions for learning using technology and innovative teaching strategies. The need for both a solid foundation and a framework for future learning and global citizenship has helped Madison teachers embrace Project/Problem-Based Learning and the Next Generation Science Standards. This fall our Kindergarten students have been working on meeting this Next Gen Science standard: Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area. Our kindergarteners are engineers!
The Kindergarten Team and Principal, Christine Sphar
Madison Elementary School
