On Nov 10, 2017, Class XII students in Engineering, a senior science elective, visited the design showroom of Steelcase and met with product designers. The students learned, first hand, about how design thinking is applied to school and office furniture design.
Category: Beyond the Classroom
Engineering Class Visits Columbia ROAR Lab
On 10/31 a group of 15 Class XII girls in Engineering visited Columbia University’s ROAR (Robots and Rehabilitation) Labs. This is an interdisciplinary program in rehabilitation robotics involving faculty from School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and College of Physician and Surgeons at Columbia University. During their visit, Marymount students met with five female Ph.D Read More…
@Harpeth Hall STEM Think Tank and Conference
The 2017 STEM Think Tank and Conference is hosted by the Center for STEM Education for Girls at Harpeth Hall. According to their website, “The Think Tank and Conference will bring together national leaders in K12 education for girls and young women (independent, public, charter, and parochial), university K12 outreach coordinators and researchers, STEM university Read More…
Design, Do, Discover 2017
Design, Do, Discover is for educators who are passionate about student-centered, constructionist learning and interested in the practical implementation of hands-on projects in the K-12 setting. In particular, the focus is on empowering participants to become joyful maker educators and to imagine how they can integrate making into the daily life of their school setting. Participants Read More…
Maker Day @ Marymount
Marymount celebrated our fourth annual Maker Day on Saturday, April 8 at our 97th Street Campus. Maker Day is a free event for Marymount families as they explore how digital fabrication and making are transforming classrooms here at Marymount.