Holy Innocents' To Host Free STEM Event For Kids

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Children ages 3 to 5 will have fun earning HIES Engineering Certificates when they attend Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School’s first STEMsational on Saturday.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 9 a.m. Nov. 5 in the Alan A. Lewis Primary School on campus. Children and their parents are invited to enjoy activities such as building small cars, programming robots and launching straw rockets.

Student members of Holy Innocents’ Science National Honor Society and STEAM Director Daniel Forrester will host STEMsational Saturday.

“STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Math) education embodies some of the most engaging, hands-on subjects in our schools,” Beth-Sarah Wright, HIES director of enrollment management, said. “STEM skills can be used for more beautiful art and more powerful performances, more polished projects—not to mention critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving. Why not begin this learning in the early years?”

Youngsters will take part in entertaining activities, earn stamps of completion in their engineering booklets as they participate and try to earn the “HI-est” level of engineering. Prizes will be awarded and light refreshments served in the STEM Building lobby afterward, at 11 a.m.

“Holy Innocents’ is proud to offer an experience for our youngest ones to expose them to the joys of STEM in this inaugural annual event,” Wright added.

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School is located at 805 Mt Vernon Highway in Sandy Springs.

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