STEAM teaching is the new buzzword in education. Many schools are choosing to adopt this interdisciplinary teaching approach to help their students develop important skills like problem solving and critical thinking to be successful in the 21st century workforce.
STEAM teaching varies from school to school. At CIS, STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Arts and Mathematics. It plays an integrated across the school from pre-kindergarten to secondary school.
Solving real problems
We engage students in hands-on, minds-on STEAM activities where they are encouraged to make connections between the five STEAM disciplines and solve real-life, authentic problems. This not only helps our students to think critically and solve problems from multiple perspectives, it also keeps them motivated and excited to learn more.
Stimulating makerspaces
From Grade 1 onwards, our students are exposed to STEAM experiences in our stimulating makerspace rooms. These are part lab, part shop, part conference room, designed to foster a culture of teamwork, collaboration and design thinking. Students build and work on projects together using equipment that is both traditional (such as woodworking machinery and sewing machines) and cutting edge (such as makerbot 3D printers, GCC laser engravers and cutting machines).
STEAM in action
Lots of exciting and innovative projects are constantly happening across CIS. At the moment, grade 1 students are learning about forces and motion by designing and building their own movable toy, while grade 6 students are creating models using 3D computer software to study the math and science behind natural phenomena on earth.
Want to learn more?
Sign up for CIS’ free virtual STEAM workshops to enjoy some fun hands-on STEAM activities for the whole family. There are four activities to choose from: create a drawbot, build a molecule mode, code a robot or design a cardboard sculpture. Which STEAM activity will you choose?
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