Photos: Minister Visits STEAM Academy Students
This morning [July 26], the Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain visited the Department of Education’s Gifted and Talented Education Programme [GATE] summer Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics [STEAM] Academy for students in Primary 5 through senior school.
Minister Rabain met with students enrolled in the four-week course held at CedarBdridge Academy. Students have been in engaged in learning digibotics/robotics, performing arts, gaming and a renewable energy challenge.
The DIGIBOTICS course, lead by Dr. John Madiro, Jenaia Curtis and Cecily Richardson, had students in P4-P6 working on coding, programming, digital interfacing, hands-on robot design and drone technology.
Gaming Academy, directed by Neville Zuill and Tia Maria Robinson, introduced M1 and M2 to the methods and processes used by professional game makers throughout the world. Students created their own original digital online games including graphics, music and sound.
Primary school students that participated in AH Tempo performing arts workshop, directed by Malinda Simmons-Jennings, Rajai Denbrook, Samone Outerbridge and Cindy Esdaille, have received daily instruction in dance, devising original drama, vocal styles, vocal technique, set building, costume and prop making.
The STEAM academy concludes tomorrow evening [July 27] with a student exhibition and performance at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for Performing Arts. Gaming students have work stations set up to play games before the performance.
Tickets are $35 and $10 for students under 12 and can be purchase at the door.
Very cool, good job Diallo!
Cool yes, Good Job yes, but not directed at Diallo. All he did was make an appearance! The good job comment should be directed to those involved in the organization, development and teaching and of course the students.
I wish Minister Rabain and the MOED all the success in the world. Our public schools need a major push in STEM. I’d also like to see more private investment in our schools as well. Because I hope IB sees the long term value in having a local workforce with advanced math and science skills.
This one is STEAM. BELCO is doing STEM……I believe that’s how it goes.
STEAM is STEM but Art is added.
Photo ops already, lol
Right! 1 week in and how many photo ops have we had already??
Man, you OBA supporters are real nasty. Get over it, you got your buttts kicked. It is time for Bermudians to work together. I get the impression that Some OBA supporters want the Government to fail. That is sick. I am a staunch PLP supporter but when the OBA won the Government in 2012 I wished them well and hoped for the best. How could I wish my country to fail because my PARTY didn’t win. That is idiocy.
They better get to cleaning the mould already no time for photo ops
They didn’t learn anything from Michael Dunkley – “the Bermuda photo opp king”??
Wonderful that we have a program for gifted kids. What about our bright dislexic kids. Year after year nothing is done for them!