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Belmont’s Battleship Bot Challenge

Photo courtesy of North Babylon School District Students at Belmont Elementary School in the North Babylon School District tried their hand at a reimagined and updated version of the classic boardgame Battleship. During a Makerspace lesson on June 7 with library media specialist Jennifer Olsen, students worked in teams for the Battleship Robot Challenge. Using […]
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Wantagh Elementary Celebrated For Unique Enrichment Program

Pictured: One of the workshops in the grades K-2 enrichment clusters brought students and teachers together to make blankets for local animal shelters. Photo courtesy of the Wantagh School District Wantagh Elementary School’s enrichment clusters, an initiative that promotes learning through personal interests, is now an award-winning program. It was recognized as a 2024
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Fourth Graders Step Back In Time For Colonial Day

Photo courtesy of the Sachem Central School District Hiawatha Elementary School fourth graders explored the Colonial era with immersive classroom lessons. Students stepped back in time during Colonial Day and participated in activities that children would have during that period of American history. Students and teachers dressed up in Colonial era clothing, used quills and