#MakeItReal
In an effort to bring more sophisticated technology into the STEAM lab at OSS, four students and two teachers invested their weekends and after-school hours to make a video for a grant application that ultimately earned 10 new Chromebooks for our school. When asked about her feelings, 8th grader Karla Acosta said “I was proud to do the work for my community. It feels good to give back while doing a project I learned from and really enjoyed!”
The link to the video and the blog about their award is https://blog.tinkercad.com/2018/01/15/makeitreal-contest-winners-drum-roll-please/.
To be celebrated like this on an international stage is remarkable. It is an opportunity to tell our story and celebrate that our Core Values of Excellence, Community, Citizenship and Leadership are so clearly a part of everything we do at OSS.
This video is a true representation of our students’ amazing dedication to their learning, willingness to collaborate, and ability to thread their understanding of our Core Values into the work they do on a daily basis. We are also proud of this example as it demonstrates how the work they do is authentic. They learn through activities that are meaningful and relevant to them, driven by their interests, and often self-initiated – with appropriate guidance from their teachers. This gives our students voice and choice in how they learn. To put it simply, our students have agency.
Students in the photo: Alejandra, Karla, Aimee, and Isadora.
Our mission, as an independent, tuition-free, nonsectarian middle school, is to educate and inspire economically disadvantaged girls from the New Bedford area. Our Sisters' School empowers girls to step into the future with valuable life skills and a mindset of achievement and excellence by providing a safe, supportive, and academically challenging environment.
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