This week our students kicked off our unit focusing on Global Goal #9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure with a rousing game of real life Angry Birds! It was a blast!
Students worked in groups of four to create towers made of cardboard boxes and then had to launch either a ball or a stuffed animal to knock down their tower using fabric and not their hands. This challenge was tough for some of our younger students, as they had to work hard on designing a solution to this problem as well as working together.
This first-grade duo melted my heart when, as they were dealing with some issues regarding cooperation and taking turns, one of them exclaimed, "I have an idea! Let's work together to be Goalkeepers!" Knowing that they are getting the larger message that they are
stewards of the Global Goals is so rewarding! They are really getting the bigger picture!
As students reflected on the experience, they considered ways they were successful in the challenge and strategies they used to do so, ways they could have worked together more efficiently and how they used failure as a learning opportunity. We are well on our way to an amazing year in STEAM, as the students embrace the philosophy, the language, and as always, are engaged in amazing learning!
