Preston Lantern Design(1) 8 very curious, kind hearted students Skyped with mechanical engineer, Jared Howe, to learn basic engineering terms.  Students at Preston Middle School (Fort Collins, Colorado) are involved in a collaborative effort with students at Riverview High School (Moncton, New Brunswick) to engineer a sustainable light source. Jared taught the students about the … Continue reading “Additive Learning” lessons from a mechanical engineer →

Students at Riverview High School in New Brunswick and students at Preston Middle School in Colorado care about students they will never meet.  About 40 students gave up their lunch time and made extra efforts to collaborate on a Skype video call to learn about how lack of electricity effects kids their age.  Students increased … Continue reading Living without electricity…who cares? →

emma and mackenzie Even though these two 8th grade girls can’t pronounce “philanthropic” that didn’t stop them from using their knowledge and spare time to help others! Two eighth grade Preston students sympathized with students they had never meant who couldn’t study after the sun went down, because they had no light.  The two students, … Continue reading Philanthropic Engineering →