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As magnet schools in the Project Explore cohort enters its fifth year, students have been exposed to a series of activities incorporating the tenets of a STEAM project-based model. In addition, innovative educators in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System are introducing students to a variety of ways to incorporate renewable energy into their daily lives.
Thanks to the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Grant awarded in 2017, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System implemented four innovative magnet programs designed to ignite the flames of curiosity. These innovative schools are all centrally located in the district. Each offer Creative Sciences and Arts themes, including engineering, animation, coding, entertainment technology, and virtual reality instruction (VRI), with an overall focus on renewable energy.
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM MSAP SCHOOLS
• Villa del Rey Elementary
• Park Forest Elementary
• Park Forest Middle
• Belaire High
The four MSAP schools provide high-quality educational programs through implementation of a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) theme-based curriculum with components like:
• Coding and Robotics
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Entertainment Technology
• Digital Animation
Program Highlights
• Renewable energy labs are are established at each MSAP school.
• All four schools utilize outdoor gardens and outdoor learning spaces to enhance the students’ educational experience.
• Garden Grow Towers are present in classrooms providing students with hands on learning.
• Because renewable energy is taught at the elementary level, students are able to continue to grow, progressing through the MSAP middle and high school curriculum.
• Villa Del Rey won the National Green Ribbon Award presented by the US Department of Education for their work with renewable energy at their school. The team was honored in Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Department of Education.
Through project-based learning, the magnet programs encourage collaboration, critical-thinking and problem-solving to increase student engagement. Students have access to and the ability to use the most sophisticated technology available for understanding the applied use of science and mathematics in the STEAM fields. Students are prepared with skills and technology awareness to succeed a post-secondary environment. For more information or to schedule a tour, visit ebrmsap.org or email msap@ebrschools.org.
