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The Leona Group was abuzz with excitement on April 19, 2024 as it hosted its first annual STEAM Extravaganza, a vibrant exhibit of student innovation and community engagement. The event highlighted 41 student projects spanning kindergarten to 12th grades, demonstrating our schools’ commitment to fostering a strong foundation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). The diverse range of projects showcased the creativity and ingenuity of students from 14 schools. Visitors and fellow presenters saw competition robots in action, flew drones, witnessed coding and programming skills, learned how fruit can be a conductor, solved a crime scene investigation, viewed classroom reproductions and roller coasters to scale, as well as witnessing many science experiments and art displays. Most inspiring was the students’ interaction with their projects and discussions about their ideas with such passion.
A huge thank you goes to our community partners who provided our students with invaluable connections to industry’s use of STEAM components to guide and inspire them in their future careers. Michigan State Police, Lift, GMs Latino Network and Demo Days presented on how STEAM skills are transferable to employment opportunities. These sponsors, alongside University of Detroit Mercy, Southwest STEM Labs, Ecotek, zSpace, also shared experiential activities with the students and visitors in our vendor demonstrations. The presence of these community partners underscored the importance of collaboration between education and industry in preparing students for the challenges of the future workforce.
Our admiration goes to the schools, community partners, and students for bridging education and real-world applications on this day. And we are very excited to plan for next year’s STEAM Extravaganza on April 11, 2025.
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