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For the third summer in a row, the Young Americans Center for Financial Education, a Denver-based pioneering nonprofit, will lead its award-winning, week-long Young Ameritowne on the Road Summer Camp, for students entering third through sixth grade, at Sunset Middle School. The traveling camp is a recent innovation, bringing the camp, which covers financial literacy, local […]

Think back to when you were a student, back-to-school shopping, finding your classroom, and the exciting lessons that would soon fill your day. The first day of school jitters that were calmed by the friendly, welcoming face, and celebrating the “ah ha” moments when you finally figured out how to solve the problem. Then there […]

We had a great STEM Night last week!  55 families joined us to learn more about engineering, science, and technology by participating in lots of fun activities. They explored the strength and balance needed to engineer structures by working together at stations focused on arches, stability, and building a cantilever to hang over an edge. […]

Computer Science Education Week was December 7th – 11th, and it was a busy week at Columbine! All students participated in 90 minutes of computer science during that week to develop skills in critical thinking, creativity, and reasoning. Preschool students received an introduction to Cubelets. They learned the difference between senses and actions to create […]

During their Social Studies lessons, 4th Graders at Columbine studied Native Americans that lived throughout Colorado’s history. Part of their focus was to learn how technology has changed over time and the influence it had Native American shelters. To apply what they learned about those different shelters, students selected one to model with 3D software. […]

Find out how you can support the Longmont Community on Colorado Gives Day, Tuesday, December 8th! Colorado Gives.pdf

This year, Columbine has started a VEX IQ Robotics Team! 24 students meet weekly to design, build, and utilize their coorperation and problem solving skills to construct a robot. After completing their robots, we will participate in several events this season. November 14th @ Timberline PK-8 December 12th @ The Longmont Museum January 30th @ […]

Columbine students and teachers celebrated STEM during a whole school event on October Count Day. Students had the chance to explore the importance of inquiry, technology, engineering, science, mathematics, and FUN! Students from all grade levels rotated through three interactive stations. To explore robotics, students worked with Cubelets and Spheros. They manipulated various elements and […]

Last year, STEM Leadership members were concerned about the amount of arguing on the recess field. They observed that there was lots of conflict between students trying to play multiple sports in the same area. They decided to design a way to reduce the conflict on the field by designating areas for each sport. Their […]

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