GONZALES — For a first of its kind event in the City of Gonzales, the four South County school districts celebrated the power of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) last week.
STEM is more than a Periodic Table hanging on a wall or reading from a book, and it is not just for boys either. The diversity of the ages and students that participated it the STEM Maker’s Faire held in the Gonzales High School gym is proof of that.
The four South County cities (King City, Greenfield, Soledad and the home city of Gonzales) had students from kindergarten with a booth on growing seeds to high school seniors showing advanced agricultural practices.
The students checked in and were given a scavenger-type hunt to complete. They visited over two dozen booths that were set up with projects constructed by their fellow classmates in the hall. Most of the displays were hands-on, giving the students and adults a chance to build or direct experiments set up for the day.
With pizza and drinks to get the afternoon going, the students went to work to amaze or be amazed with the STEM projects and experiments. South County schools are hopeful to host more of these events in the future.
