The South Huntington School District's Technology and Elementary STREAM Initiatives Departments were happy to host their 5th Annual Family STREAM Saturday at Maplewood Intermediate School on March 22nd. The event is a great opportunity for students K-5 and their families to learn about the integration of Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, The Arts, and Mathematics through engaging hands-on, discovery-based activities. 

Because the modern workplace requires a higher level of interdisciplinary collaboration, the benefits of STREAM in education are becoming more apparent. Activities associated with STREAM incorporate critical thinking skills, exposure to various media and platforms, improving students’ emotional intelligence and social skills, and encouraging students’ curiosity. This day is designed to introduce all that STREAM education has to offer to students and their families in a fun-filled way.

Students and their families had the chance to participate in two 60-minute workshops that included activities such as Create with SPIKE Lego, Discover Hidden Worlds with Microscopes, Edible Science Challenge, Book Creator Fun for Everyone, Aviation, Visit A Planetarium, and more. The goal of this annual event is to provide a showcase for students to show them what STREAM is all about and engage them in fun activities while promoting collaboration, observation, and problem solving skills.

It was extremely gratifying as teachers led these exciting workshops for students and their families to enjoy. Thank you to all of our teachers and high school helpers for allowing the day to run smoothly. Thank you to Janine D’Elia, Mari Hahn, and the Technology and Elementary STREAM Initiatives Department for organizing this event!

Photo Gallery

Mrs. Janine D’Elia, Technology Integration Coach at Maplewood, welcomed families to the 5th annual STREAM event.

Participants in grades K-5 visited the mobile planetarium with a special visit from a South Huntington astronaut for the day.

Participants explored new worlds as they used microscopes to view various insects up close.

Students in grades 3-5 sparked creative confidence as they used art and design to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math using 3Doodler Pens.

There’s nothing like a fun science experiment that includes eating! Whether it’s with your favorite candy displayed as DNA, forming marshmallow molecules, or exploring the moon phases with cookies, science you can eat is tasty.

An instructor from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) taught students in grades K-5 about airports and flight in the National Airspace System.

When creating with SPIKE Lego, students were able to define a problem, brainstorm solutions, test, code and refine prototypes to improve their ideas.

Stimson Middle School science Teacher, Mr. Morrill had students intrigued as he demonstrated one of our district’s state-of-the-art dissection tables.

We were thrilled to welcome Mathnasium to this year’s event to help families learn more about the programs they offer.

Families started the day with breakfast before heading to their chosen workshops.

We are always happy to welcome the South Huntington Public Library to help families and students access all the resources available to our community.