West Fallowfield Christian School (WFCS) will hold its second annual STEAM Night on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The event is open to the entire community and will offer interesting demonstrations, displays and interactive exhibits.
STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The event will feature displays on aspects of each of these fields, presented by students, teachers and community members.
"I think it's a fantastic event. Here I am, 50 years of age, and I'm still learning something I didn't know," WFCS principal Robbie Martin said. "You walk around and people are showing you their skill sets that you probably don't even know they have."
The event is entirely free, but visitors are asked to register at the gymnasium first, then explore the displays inside. The gym is also the place to get free timed tickets for a planetarium presentation in the main building.
The Digital Starlab, a portable planetarium, is brought in from the Chester County Intermediate Unit for classes at the school, plus it is being made available for presentations to visitors at the STEAM event. The shows will be similar to the lessons that students see in their classes.
Many of the exhibits will feature student projects and class work. One such display will be a selection of pencil and rubber band catapults designed by the students.
"We feel science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics are an integral part of their academic training," WFCS middle school science teacher Kimberly Smith said.
"STEAM concepts help prepare (students) better to move into their next academic setting or into a trade or future career. Early exposure to those sorts of things is beneficial to success later on," added middle school math teacher Emily Lapp.
Student Council members will be on hand to explain the student projects, and students from the West Fallowfield Academy, WFCS' high school level program, will make presentations. There will also be a number of presentations from teachers and community members with expertise in a particular field of science.
All exhibits will be geared toward students in third through eighth grades, yet they will be interesting to parents and older children as well.
Some of the 20 presenters will return from last year, but there will also be new ones with new exhibits. Art will also be represented in a classroom display.
"Part of our goal is to bring in community members," Lapp said. "There's definitely something that's interesting for pre-K through adults. (Visitors should) come ready to explore and learn some things."
WFCS is located at 795 Fallowfield Road, Atglen. For more information, readers may visit http://www.wfcs.org or call the school office at 610-593-5011.
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