As part of School District 163 in Chicago, both the President and First Lady Michelle Obama have schools bearing their names. The Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM is an educational facility that focuses on creating problem solvers, innovators, inventors, logical thinkers, and self-reliant learners according to the mission statement. The new architectural grade…
Located in Chestertown Maryland, Washington College is a private institution of higher learning offering over 40 degree programs. What makes Washington College special is this: it's the first college chartered after the Americans gained independence from the British, in 1782. It's also the only school that George Washington helped to fund, with 50 guineas. Sitting…
Teachers all agree, science is one subject that will always have a place in the curriculum. From elementary school up through college, science is considered a high priority. When it comes to finding ways to make science accessible and engaging, a greenhouse is a great option. Greenhouses can be basic, for elementary school children who are…
Since 1871 Abraham Lincoln Elementary has been educating students in the Lincoln Park community of Chicago IL. The school is located in the third-largest school district in the nation and has an attendance of almost 900 students. They also have a classroom greenhouse on the second story. The greenhouse was built on an area of…
Adam Mueller of North Newton Kansas was known for developing his own varieties of irises and daylilies. His goal was to develop the wanted to produce and grow the most beautiful iris in the world. While you may never have met Adam Mueller, the students at Bethel College, located in North Newton, certainly know his name.…
There's an adage in teaching that goes "show one, do one, teach one." If you want to teach anyone a new skill you first show them how, then you let them do it themselves and finally you let them teach someone else. It uses all parts of the brain and makes the lesson more effective…