Aviation company promotes STEM education at Stockton Elementary
Aviation System Engineering Company (ASEC) employees recently visited John N.C. Stockton Elementary School to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related education. The 30-minute program on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), often called drones, discussed how they fly and some of their uses such as helping farmers and supporting public safety. ASEC UAS pilot Jared […]
Preschool alumni share reading skills at Book Fair
Riverside Presbyterian Day School first grade students Sebastian Raker (left) and Hallie Nelson (right) graduated from the Avondale United Methodist Child’s Day Out (CDO) program and returned to CDO to read to the young children. Emma Ruth Ferguson (center), also an RPDS first grade student, was a special guest at the book fair on Mar. […]
Letting the animals out of the zoo
Leo Rasch, a preschool student at Child’s Day Out, poses with McDoor the Alligator and Emily Cunningham from the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens. Cunningham introduced the children to a python, a skink, and an armadillo as well, on Zoo Day late last month.
Budding artists display their talents at open house
Original artwork by budding artists was offered for purchase at St. Matthew’s Catholic School, 1773 Blanding Boulevard, during the school’s annual open house for 2014 enrollment. The very talented students of art teacher Kathy Strandes proudly showed off their renderings and depictions of famous art, such as Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night, along with original […]
Healthy smiles start with early education
Local pediatric dentist Dr. Jila Mahajan doesn’t monkey around when it comes to her patients, but she does enlist the services of MoJo the Monkey when teaching children about dental hygiene. Children attending the Avondale Child’s Day Out program at Avondale United Methodist Church were treated to an engaging presentation in early February, learning how […]
Regional science fair winners include state qualifier
Nine students represented St. Paul’s Catholic School at the Northeast Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 10 at the Morocco Shrine Auditorium with five students returning home with ribbons. The winners included Jayme Marquez, with a 4th place in Engineering, Nathan Lesser who took 3rd place also in Engineering, Henry Guild with another […]
Ortega resident finalist for UVA Jefferson Scholars Program
Sarah Irving, a senior at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, has been named a finalist for the University of Virginia’s Jefferson Scholars Program. Only 33 students in the incoming first year class are selected for the award. The Jefferson Scholars program at UVA admits individuals of extraordinary intellectual range and depth who possess the highest […]
