Caption by Ashmar Mandou

Cicero School District 99 hosted its latest ribbon cutting ceremony on May 29th unveiling the sixth STEAM lab, this time housed at Burnham Elementary, 1630 S. 59th Ave., Cicero. The recent unveiling marks District 99 sixth lap opening in the last two school years, inching closer to its goal of opening more labs this year culminating in a STEAM lab in every school in District 99. According to Superintendent Rudy Hernandez, “STEAM labs give an opportunity for our teachers to create learning experiences that have a multi-layered approach by incorporating one or more of the following areas: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics; this also includes coding and robotics. Our students will be enhancing their critical thinking and problem solving skills as they collaborate with each other by working on fun and exciting experimental learning activities.” The STEAM Lab is designed for students K to 6th grade at Burnham and will be used to supplement all curricular areas with an emphasis on integrated projects focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.