Edgewood Project Lead The Way Events Embrace Inclusivity
May 19, 2021 at 4:33 p.m.
Edgewood Project Lead The Way Events Embrace Inclusivity
By Staff Report-
On May 7, Richcreek and her students, with their engineering mentors, presented five 12-volt vehicles to five deserving families. This project is impactful on multiple levels. First, recipient families in Kosciusko county with children who have a mobility limitation are embraced as Edgewood students investigate, research, design and build a customized vehicle to give each child increased opportunities to participate in activities with their peers, siblings and family. This is a quintessential inclusivity pillar project that embraces WCS’ strategic plan to develop inclusive learning environments, stated the release.
Second, students in Richcreek’s GoBabyGo! club learn what it means to give their time and talent to improve the lives of others. This club meets after school so students, and their families, must dedicate their free-time to commit to this community service project. Not only do these middle school students learn valuable technology design skills, they leave with more empathy, and a greater sense of purpose, according to the release.
Third, Richcreek reaches out to local businesses to raise funds and to involve individuals as volunteer engineer mentors. This is a win-win for those who donate financially and for those who invest their time as mentors. Additionally, this project grew to include Marc Huffer’s students at Warsaw Community High School who built a storage unit for a family, stated the release.
Now that the vehicles have new homes with five toddlers, Richcreek and her students are on to the next project that also falls under the inclusivity pillar of the Warsaw Community Schools’ strategic plan. Edgewood Middle School students are creating an inclusivity welcome pole that will be installed in front of the school. Richcreek trained students to use tools and equipment in the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) STEM lab. Students will then paint the boards that are inscribed with the word welcome in 24 different languages.
On May 7, Richcreek and her students, with their engineering mentors, presented five 12-volt vehicles to five deserving families. This project is impactful on multiple levels. First, recipient families in Kosciusko county with children who have a mobility limitation are embraced as Edgewood students investigate, research, design and build a customized vehicle to give each child increased opportunities to participate in activities with their peers, siblings and family. This is a quintessential inclusivity pillar project that embraces WCS’ strategic plan to develop inclusive learning environments, stated the release.
Second, students in Richcreek’s GoBabyGo! club learn what it means to give their time and talent to improve the lives of others. This club meets after school so students, and their families, must dedicate their free-time to commit to this community service project. Not only do these middle school students learn valuable technology design skills, they leave with more empathy, and a greater sense of purpose, according to the release.
Third, Richcreek reaches out to local businesses to raise funds and to involve individuals as volunteer engineer mentors. This is a win-win for those who donate financially and for those who invest their time as mentors. Additionally, this project grew to include Marc Huffer’s students at Warsaw Community High School who built a storage unit for a family, stated the release.
Now that the vehicles have new homes with five toddlers, Richcreek and her students are on to the next project that also falls under the inclusivity pillar of the Warsaw Community Schools’ strategic plan. Edgewood Middle School students are creating an inclusivity welcome pole that will be installed in front of the school. Richcreek trained students to use tools and equipment in the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) STEM lab. Students will then paint the boards that are inscribed with the word welcome in 24 different languages.
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