The Research Fellows Program at Baden Academy Charter School is open to all students going into 3rd , 4th or 5th grade who are enrolled at Baden Academy Charter School. This year 22 students were served by the program working on 12 individual projects. Students may apply to become to the Research Fellows Program with applications that will be on hand at this year’s Imagination Celebration, Friday, May 16, from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Gym and Media Lab.
Who were this year’s fellows?
Kadie Belic (3rd Grade) is premiering her website Kadie’s Souvenirs with Baden Academy print on demand coffee mugs, iPad cases, and student art tees. Funds are being raised to integrate a mission command from Dream Flight Adventures into the Media Lab
Erin Cheek (3rd Grade) has successfully petitioned to make Baden Academy an official Monarch Way Station. Her milkweed plants are being used by 4th grade to understand plant life cycles, germination and pollination concepts for the Science PSSAs.
Ava Coups (4th Grade) with assistants, Glorian McDaniel, Emily Fink, and Bryant Ainsbury have demonstrated the right stuff in their NASA Design Challenge. Their names and the name of Baden Academy are going to space aboard the Orion (NASA’s replacement for the Space Shuttle) as virtual crew members.
Kate Houy (4th Grade) has authored The ABCs of Veggies, a hilarious and artistic preschool children’s book. The Pittsburgh Food Bank is the recipient of any profits made from the sale of her book.
Veronica Judt (4th Grade) has co-authored with assistant Kamryn Vilsek a book entitled Hamster Fun Facts with proceeds to benefit Petsmart Charities.
Owen Rossi Keen (4th Grade) has a directory of resources that he has tested in mobile app development.
Eli Lishack (4th Grade) with assistant Tim Bayne will be premiering “The Butterfly Girl” creatively portraying Erin Cheek’s efforts to save the Monarch Butterflies.
Gavin Phillips (4th Grade) with assistant Brian Curry has worked hard on a book titled Saving a Galapagos Penguin Family with profits earmarked for the National Aviary.
Skylar Reese (4th Grade) has an interactive educational piece to help our film and game makers integrate music into their projects.
Casey Reynolds (4th Grade) with assistants Matt Scheib and Caleb Knox. The Minecraft EDU crew is busy completing a virtual Baden Academy, complete with interactive teachers and puzzles in the hope a board member, sponsor, and teacher would adopt this program to use in at least one of our classrooms next year. Be sure take a moment at the Imagination Celebration to play!
Courtney Webster (4th Grade) with assistant Elise Propst made their way through the Kindergarten and 1st grades teaching their fellow students How (not) to Break a Computer using hands on computer parts taken from a laptop they took apart.
Miriam Whitacre (4th Grade) with assistant Jadyn Perza have successfully posted their first two “Kitty Whisperer” videos on YouTube. They have become cat rescue advocates by helping the Humane Society in their adoption efforts. They have been invited back for a special Kitten episode.
Come join the research fellows at this Friday’s Imagination Celebration, May 16 from 6:30 to 8:30. They have worked extraordinarily hard and have much to celebrate. Also on display are this year’s science fair entries and the Virtual Worlds displays in the Media Lab. Applications for next year’s program will be available.
Questions or requests for help can be directed to Ellen Cavanaugh at medialab@badenacademy.org