STEAM Festival Insights and Activities

The second annual STEAM Festival at Sevenoak School Division provides students from K to 12 an opportunity to showcase their projects and engage with significant issues. Known for its arts programming, Sevenoak has expanded to include science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) in its curriculum. The festival boosts student confidence as they present their work to experts and peers. Students engage in hands-on activities, learning about various topics like crash barriers and animal species. The festival emphasizes the importance of STEAM subjects for future careers and encourages students to explore their passions and solve real-world problems through innovative projects.

What is the main purpose of the STEAM Festival at Sevenoak School Division?

• To celebrate sports achievements

• To showcase student project work and thinking

• To organize a music concert

• To conduct a science fair competition

How many students participated in the STEAM Festival over two days?

• 2,400

• 1,800

• 1,200

• 600

What has Sevenoak School Division been nationally recognized for?

• Arts programming

• Mathematics competitions

• Sports achievements

• Science fairs

How does the STEAM Festival impact student confidence?

• It discourages them from pursuing STEAM careers

• It decreases their interest in academics

• It makes them more nervous about public speaking

• It boosts their confidence in presenting research

What kind of projects did students engage with at the festival?

• Writing poetry

• Building musical instruments

• Interacting with animals and engineering projects

• Creating art installations

What did students learn from Engineer Don?

• About musical instruments

• About crash barriers

• About painting techniques

• About poetry

What activity involved testing the buoyancy of boats?

• Building musical instruments

• Creating art installations

• Making boats float with golf balls

• Writing poetry

What is a key benefit of students seeing displays and interactive things at the festival?

• It makes them focus only on arts

• It makes them dislike STEAM subjects

• It discourages them from learning

• It shows them classroom ideas can become reality

Why are STEAM subjects considered important for students' future careers?

• They are only useful for engineers

• They are crucial for many future job opportunities

• They are only important for artists

• They are not relevant to most jobs

What message did students aim to send with their robotic gizmos?

• A message of despair

• A message of hope

• A message of competition

• A message of art