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Foundation wins STEM grant

Fifty-five students at Edgewater High School will have the opportunity to learn and apply STEM skills beyond the classroom through an Innovation Generation grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions Inc. 

Edgewater High School Students enrolled in a Computer Animation and Robotics course will work in teams to build Lego Mindstorm Robots that will complete advanced tasks while incorporating sounds and expressions. Students will learn how computer animators bring life to robots and the real-world applications robotics has in business. Students also will benefit from the expertise of an industry professional from Dynamic Animation Systems who will guide and mentors the teams during weekly visits.

Middle School Book Clubs

Middle school students start their school days around 9:30 a.m., although students start arriving at schools as early as 7:30. Universal Orlando Foundation is funding a pilot Middle School Morning Book Club at Westridge, Howard and Legacy middle schools to encourage "pleasure” reading during these early morning hours. 

The program will run an hour before school starts once or twice a week and will be guided by a facilitator. The goal is to help struggling readers build literacy skills. How this accomplished will differ slightly from group to group.  Some will have separate girls and boys into different groups, some will use e-readers, some will incorporate a parent involvement component.  All will focus on building the joy of reading.