Children ages 7 through 9 joined the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District for their "Herp! Herp! Hooray!" summer day camp celebrating all things "herptiles."
Students from the Western Buckeye League put on their thinking caps on Friday for the quiz bowl tournament.
Many Lima students and their families attended the annual STEAM Family Night, where children explored more than 18 stations featuring fun activities focused on science, technology, engineering, art and math.
GROB Systems Inc. has launched a program with area schools to introduce concepts of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to elementary students.
Teachers at Lima West Middle School utilized a creative, fun strategy to show their students they can learn scientific principles through a popular game. You may have played "Tug-of-War" as a child to test your team's strength, but this once Olympic sport was the highlight of STEM education today at West!
Quite a few students at Hardin Northern Local Schools are taking their interest in STEM and applying it to the future of aviation. Meet the future drone aviators from Hardin Northern Local Schools! This drone team consists of the incredible, innovative minds of young students who are preparing for future races including a trip to nationals in May.
Students in Lima Senior's Early Childhood Education program spent two weeks creating educational activities to teach kids in grades K-4 about math, reading, and art in a fun way for their "Family Literacy Night."
Activities included board games, coloring and crafts, a puppet show, and even a station where they could make valentines that will be sent to a local nursing home.
If you are 65 and older, don't forget the Medicare open enrollment deadline is this Wednesday, December 7.
Most of us have probably sculpted a castle or a fortress out of Legos, but did you know that those tiny blocks can craft a big, bright future in STEM careers for local youth? The FIRST Lego League for kids aged 9 to 14 is providing local youth an opportunity to explore aspects of robotics.
Lima Rotary hearing from the Allen County Educational Service Center about grant dollars received from the state to assist students in a wide variety of areas. 75 million in COVID dollars were available statewide and Allen County received 2.1 million of that. The next step was determining how to distribute those dollars to Allen County schools. The Educational Service Center's superintendent says they reached out to the schools to find out their most pressing needs.