STEM education preps students for post-high school

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megan.wehring, on November 12, 2020

By Megan Wehring

HAYS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT — University planning begins at the elementary level; Hays CISD has incorporated art and design into science, technology, engineering and math to create STEAM programs at some campuses in the district.

Students from Elm Grove Elementary working on coding using Ozobots. Photos by Casey English, STEM lab teacher.

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