Niwot High senior Sienna Arellano’s first introduction to computer science was a class in middle school at Flagstaff Academy. Intrigued, she signed up for a summer robotics class at St. Vrain Valley’s Innovation Center and was hooked. She took more summer camp classes, including an intro to cybersecurity class. In high school, she joined the […]
The four members of the Longmont High “Pronounce This” robotics team won the top award at the recent high school VEX World championship, giving them the distinction of the best all-around team out of more than 800 competitors. The team — senior Luke Hernandez and juniors Alex Dickhans, Abi Reichert and Carl Richter — has […]
St. Vrain Valley Innovation Center students taught state education leaders and officials, including Gov. Jared Polis, how to program social robots, explained artificial intelligence principles used in self-driving cars and demonstrated using cybersecurity concepts to solve a murder mystery. The Tuesday visit highlighted how St. Vrain Valley is designing, testing and scaling its practices, including […]
St. Vrain Valley Schools, or SVVSD, played host to the Primero Youth Leadership Summit on Saturday with a youth leadership conference designed to empower first-generation students towards college and career opportunities. The event, held at the Innovation Center, served as a meeting place of support for students seeking guidance, resources and connections for navigating the […]
Jayme Sneider is a biosciences teacher at the St. Vrain Valley School District Innovation Center and was selected for the Fullbright U.S. Distinguished Teaching Award. Sneider is among 20 U.S. citizens traveling to 14 countries across the world this year. The award winners will collaborate in school projects, teacher training, government ministries and educational non-governmental […]
The Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools brought the community together on Saturday to show what artificial intelligence is capable of at the district’s first “Day of AI” event. Innovation Center AI program manager Mai Vu coordinated the event, which ran from 2 to 5 p.m. Vu said she wanted the event to show the public […]
St. Vrain Valley hosted its inaugural InspirED Conference for future educators on Wednesday at Longmont’s Innovation Center as the district works to inspire more students to become teachers — and help more districts offer grow-your-own programs. St. Vrain created the conference as part of a three-year, $7 million state Opportunity Now grant that the district received to […]
Longmont Estates Elementary and the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools have received recognition as Apple Distinguished Schools, according to a news release. They are the only two schools in Colorado to achieve the award this year, sharing the honor with just 700 schools worldwide. To commemorate this accomplishment, the Innovation Center and Longmont Estates Elementary […]
Armine Gabrielyan is a professional fellow from Armenia. She arrived in Longmont on Sept. 11 and has learned how the Innovation Center and St. Vrain Valley School teach technology to students. Her observations have influenced her to propose an artificial intelligence education week in her home country. Gabrielyan is the program management team lead at […]
Secondary schools in St. Vrain Valley Schools are hosting open houses to answer questions and share information about the many program offerings available across the district as families begin planning their transition to middle and high school next year. Below are upcoming open house dates across the district. For questions regarding open houses, programming, or […]
