STEAM is a bit of a buzzword in education at the moment—and we’re here for it. In fact, we’ve always embraced multidisciplinary learning models at Woodbury Boston for the countless benefits it brings to our students. Here’s how we’re using STEAM projects to turn our students into real-life designers and project managers on an upcoming campus building project!

Our latest design project is a bit different. As part of a STEAM project, our students are designing a brand new outdoor classroom for our school—and it’s designed by students, for students.

It will come as no surprise to you that, for educators, the search for better teaching strategies never ends. After all, the things your child learns (and how they learn them) become part of them as they grow. And it’s our job to give each student the best possible chances to master key skills. Here are the eight competencies we use to help get it done.

The Koomals (our grade 3-4 class) got creative with puppets recently — and it taught them a lot about Design Thinking. Thanks to a clear creative process, a great backdrop, and a healthy serve of creativity, our campus came alive with brown paper puppets.