Category: STEM

Fifteen fourth and fifth grade girls are participating in the new Girls in STEM club at Indian Peaks Elementary.  The club will introduce students to many fun activities and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  Girls will also gain insight about STEM through outreach collaboration, exposure to current research, career exploration, and strategies for […]

Congratulations to the following teams that participated in the 2nd annual VEX IQ Competition at Indian Peaks:  Gravity, Mainframe Meltdown, Magneto, Mustache Kitties, Elemental STEM Dragons, Anonymous, The Bulldozers, Deez Peanutz, Nuclear Puffs, Flying Hamburgers, Potato Busters, Techno FRES, FRES IKEs, Robot FRES, Super Bots, Dr. FRES, Moose Movers, Peaks Pride, Vex Vipers, Peaks Wizards, […]

Indian Peaks families came together at the Dive Into STEM event! The night hosted 14 stations with hands-on activities that families were able to rotate through and experience together. Students felt sea lion pelts at the Denver Aquarium table, ran through a computer coding obstacle course with Linz Craig, discovered evidence of animals with Colorado […]

Thanks to partnerships with the GLOBE Program, Discovery Education, and the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley, students are following SVVSD students and teachers while they make the trek to the tallest mountain in Africa’s summit. The Kilimanjaro Learning Xpedition’s mission is to introduce students around the world to science research taking place by […]

One of our fourth grade teachers was fortunate enough to travel to Japan this summer.  Influenced by the trip, and wanting to share the experience with her students, Mrs. Urquidi set up a partnership with a teacher in Japan.  Students will engage in a pen-pal experience this year, but with a STEM twist!  To introduce […]

Legos, rockets, superheros, towers, genius hour… All fun components of this year’s STEM Summer School! Kindergarten through fifth grade students received a full dose of integrated STEM this summer.  With “Engineering is Everywhere Adventure” kits as a base, students engaged in hands-on, interactive activities, while learning key scientific concepts and disciplines.  Indian Peaks also offered […]

         Fourth graders from Indian Peaks Elementary shared their STEM work at last night’s city council meeting.  Several students gave speeches to the Mayor and City Council to inform them of the progress in the Affolter Park Playground Redesign.  Students have collaborated with park officials all year long to conduct surveys, research, and […]

Due to an amazing partnership with the Casa de la Esperanza community, Indian Peaks hosted a STEM Night Thursday at the Casa Learning Center.  The event included many opportunities for students to play and learn with STEM gadgets, including Spheros, Cubelets, Dash & Dot robots, iPads, Chromebooks, MagFormers building sets, Snap Circuits, Squishy Circuits, and […]

The IPES STEM Leadership Team is sponsoring a school SPIRIT WEEK beginning March 30th.  They have selected and voted on activities that are hopefully available for all students.  Please help encourage students to get involved! Spirit Week: Monday (3/30) Snack Day (Bring your own snack to school.)   Tuesday (3/31) Teacher Appreciation Day (Show thanks to your hard-working teachers.) […]

Congratulations to the Kindergarteners and 1st graders from Indian Peaks for a job well done at this year’s Showcase Night!  Students were able to invite parents and families to attend a celebration of all their hard work throughout this first part of the year.  As the night began, families strolled by STEM prototypes and viewed […]