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Have a STEM-filled Summer Break
May 22, 2017 Alane Butler

Have a STEM-filled Summer Break

Summer to kids means no school and time to have fun! The idea of keeping minds active exists only for parents and educators. It’s a struggle to keep students engaged in their education during the summ [...]

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Female Contributions to the STEM & IT fields
March 8, 2017 Alane Butler

Female Contributions to the STEM & IT fields

Celebrate Women’s History Month by learning about several women who have had significant impacts on the landscape of the educational and STEM fields. How did they get there? How can you? The 2016 brea [...]

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How to jump start a student’s interest in STEM?
February 21, 2017 Alane Butler

How to jump start a student’s interest in STEM?

The first week back to school after a the winter holidays can be tough for students. Instead of jumping right back into academic studies, Achievement House Cyber Charter School staff challenged its st [...]

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African American Contributions to STEM
February 10, 2017 Alane Butler

African American Contributions to STEM

During Black History Month celebrate successful African Americans who are leaders in the maker movement, IT and STEM world! How did they get there? How can you? Let’s take a look at a few key African [...]

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Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with an Hour of Code from December 5-11!
December 5, 2016 Alane Butler

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with an Hour of Code from December 5-11!

The field of computer science is a driving force in the US economy, but many students aren't introduced to the concept until college. Only 33 states count computer science courses as a part of high sc [...]

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Coding For Kids: The Benefits of Starting Computer Science Education Young
December 2, 2016 Alane Butler

Coding For Kids: The Benefits of Starting Computer Science Education Young

Mrs. Kim Chicchi, Computer Science teacher at Achievement House, comments on why it's important for students to learn computer coding in the article linked below. Our students will learn this valuable [...]

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AHCCS Part of Pennsylvania Minefaire World Record
October 20, 2016 Alane Butler

AHCCS Part of Pennsylvania Minefaire World Record

The Guinness World Record for largest convention organized around a single video game was broken last weekend when 12,140 people attended the Minefaire conference in Oaks, PA. AHCCS students and staff [...]

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