'Glow Games' Spark Learning At Hampton Bays Elementary School

HAMPTON BAYS, NY — Hampton Bays Elementary School students were able to combine fun with learning recently as they participated in the "Glow Games".

The games were presented during their STEAM — or science, technology, engineering, arts and math — learning period.

The lab was fully aglow with fluorescent, black-lit learning stations aimed at sparking engagement, the district said.

Designed as part of the Glow Games initiative, each station featured an interdisciplinary, age-appropriate game or activity. Among them were weighing and measuring glowing liquids, creating art projects using a Lite-Brite, finding scientific words with neon highlighters and stacking illuminated cups, the district added.

“I am super excited to bring this concept to Hampton Bays,” said STEAM teacher Jonathan DellaSperanza. He first heard of the idea at a virtual conference and saw other schools creating similar events on social media, he said.

DellaSperanza secured a $500 grant from Jovia Financial Credit Union for the purchase of supplies.