The Racial Equity Change Process
Posted on November 18th, 2020 by lbrown- For every $100 a woman makes, a man makes $258.
- Women of color hold 3% of C-suite positions.
- 7 in 10 working fathers want to work more flexibly.
- People with Disabilities are significantly more likely to experience unfair treatment at work than non-disabled people.
- Transgender people are twice as licely to be unemployed and four times as likely to live in poverty.
- 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health issue each year.
- Team performance improves 50% when everybody feels included.
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Posted in: Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Learning in a New Light Showcased at Innovation Day
Posted on March 8th, 2019 by Allendale Columbia SchoolInnovation Day on March 15th is dedicated to all the new and unconventional ways students, teachers, and the AC community teach and learn, shaking things up from how it’s always been done. Anchored by a pitch competition for prospective young entrepreneurs and a science fair, the event will include interactive workshops, speakers, a gallery walk, and performances. (more…)
Posted in: Entrepreneurship, Highlights, Invent
Design Thinking and Innovating Solutions in 1st Grade S.T.E.M. Class
Posted on March 18th, 2015 by ssorrentinoOur 1st Grade S.T.E.M. students at Allendale Columbia School have begun their unit on Physical Mechanisms. In this real world context, our young students build structures incorporating gears and pulley systems, learn how to solve for mechanical challenges, identify driver and follower gears, and develop teamwork and critical thinking skills. Students first learn the correct terminology of all the mechanical parts as well as how each part functions.
Throughout this hands-on unit of study, students investigate the effects of friction, energy, force, and speed along with developing design thinking skills including working with constraints and real world, “unexpected function change requests” for innovating solutions (viable prototypes) to the problems posed.
In addition to developing skills in collaboration and problem-solving, our students also experience project management, documentation, data collection, and reporting out results – just like real engineers. More than learning ABOUT engineering, our young students are learning to BE engineers!
Posted in: First Grade, Highlights, Lower School