Dragon Tags! This year Baden Academy has grown to include a tag for every student. Congratulations to the staff for the hard work to take the legacy of Owen Rossi-Keen’s research fellow idea and the software created by FedEx, and expand it to include every student in this cutting edge […]
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The Baden Academy Charter School Media Lab is a center for creative inquiry, experimentation, and discovery. The Lab’s innovative educational approaches empower a community of learners to bring to fruition real-world projects in science and technology partnered with mentors and professionals. It is located on the first floor at Baden Academy Charter School.
Bats in Danger tells the story of Brownie the Bat. Her friends are dying. While Brownie is a creation of 5th-grade authors, her plight is not. Kaitlyn Desrochers visited Mammoth Cave when she was in 3rd grade. She learned about the effects of white-nose syndrome on the bats and the […]
Carter Catalano and Hoby Schweikert came into the lab with questions about genetic research using animals and insects. They learned bizarre stories and heard from people afraid of “GMOs,” before they turned to actual scientists engaged in real genetic research. What they discovered inspired them. Dr. Emily Furbee invited them […]
Six teachers from Baden Academy Charter School were recently honored for the completion of year-long Distinguished Educator Research Fellowships through Grow a Generation. Meghan Holl 3-D printed representations of mathematical numbers and symbols to use in her kindergarten classroom. Using the 3-D printed numbers and symbols, her students were able to […]
I am very proud of the hard work of Quincy, Angelina, and Clayton (and the bravery of Aleenia to inspire them with her story). Their story is one of compassion, one of hope, and one of science – reliance on Addiction Scientists to come up with evidence-based help to try […]
I am amazed at the finish of yet another year of the Future Engineers club at Baden Academy. Come visit their table at the May 31 STEM Family Night and find out more about how these elementary school students not just learning about engineering the future, but changing lives today.
The Baden Academy Future Engineers Club has printed and assembled a prosthetic hand for a child served by Enabling the Future. They began two years ago by learning about the children around the world who have an amputated hand and the work of a global network Enabling the Future to […]
Congratulations to Kelli Keriotis on her 3rd published book. Enjoy her reading it aloud to her class. How Colors Make Us Feel explores Goethe’s Theory of Color with kindergarten students from Baden Academy Charter School in Western Pennsylvania. Enjoy the poetry and art of Kelli Kerotis’ 2018 kindergarten class. Buy […]
Baden Academy students Quincy Sirko, Angelina Dioguardi and Clayton Russell will be on hand with their new book, “What the Heck is Opioid Addiction.” at the BVIU Drug Prevention Grant – Parent Night. Please come support them, and find out what you, as a parent, can do to help end this […]
Join us for hands on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities for young and old provided by 58 students working on 24 exciting projects. Open and free to all (although you may want money to buy some of the books authored by teachers and students)! Register by emailing medialab […]