STEM Night at Casa

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 […]

Spirit Week 3/30-4/3

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.) […]

Marble Runs Encourage Iteration and Testing

2nd grade students had quite the introduction to their Balance and Motion unit! Their mission of the day was to create a roller coaster where one marble can travel in one full loop.  After several attempts with relatively flat coasters, students realized that their designs needed improvements.  The class as a whole “failed fast” and […]

Dash and Dot come to iPeaks!

New robots have made their way into the Indian Peaks family! Squeals of delight have filled the hallways as Wonder Workshop robots’ “On” button is lit!  Teachers are learning about robotics alongside enthusiastic students with the “Dot” and “Dash” robots.  Dot and Dash coincide with 4 different applications.  Students are able to manipulate their robots […]

Kindergarteners and 1st graders put on Showcase Night

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 […]