Already Hitting our Stride

Mr. Sanchez, one of the STEAM coaches & me!

It's hard to believe that the 2018 - 2019 school year started four weeks ago already. I recently heard a quote, "The days are long, but the years are short". And I find this to be truer and truer as as each school year comes to a close and another one opens. At Burroughs we have started the school year off strong. There's an excitement and a sense of positivity in the air that I haven't experienced in a few years.

When our All-Girls STEAM Club kicked off in January we didn't really know what we were doing. It took a while to reach our stride. This year we are starting right away. Our two faculty sponsors, Ms. Prystaloski and Mr. Sanchez have already got over 70 girls signed up. Honestly it is more than we planned for but we are working on a plan. I do not intend to turn away any girl who wants to be part of the group. We are changing the name to the All-Girls Robotics Club, it embodies what they are doing better and we are excited for the change!

This year we will have competition teams. The girls will compete in the Lego First Challenge in November. I am hoping that the exposure to building the robots, coding them, and participating in a competition will boost the confidence of the girls and allow them to shine in ways that are new.

Additionally, our professional development for teachers has kicked off strong this year. This week we are introducing Rocket Notebooks to the staff, if you don't know what these are, Google them, you will want one too!