Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School Recognized by NYSSBA

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The Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School has received official recognition by the New York State School Boards Association’s Be the Change for Kids Innovation Award program, according to the Huntington School District.

Be the Change for Kids “highlights successful programs that are making a difference; programs that set the stage for our children’s future successes in college, career, community and as citizens,” according to NYSSBA.

Established in 2013, the STEM School at Jack Abrams teaches students to become scientifically, technologically and mathematically literate. Students use scientific, technological, and mathematical principles in real-life applications that contribute to the community, as well as create new ideas and products.

The elementary school, which was closed in 2010 because of concerns about violence in the neighborhood, reopened in September as a school specializing in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

The school was “designed to prepare students for life-long learning by developing their confidence and abilities as independent thinkers and problem-solvers,” said Huntington Superintendent James W. Polansky, according to the district’s website. “The school is committed to the use of innovative, inquiry-based, student centered, interdisciplinary methods that foster creativity as expressed through multiple intelligences and multiculturalism.”

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