Jamie Warren is a reporter for ABC15, proudly telling stories in her hometown.
It's back to class on Thursday for over 50,000 students in Mesa Public Schools, the largest district in Arizona, and some students will be starting the year off in a newly re-designed school.Red Mountain Elementary is now named 'K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch.' The school is welcoming 7th and 8th graders for the first time. All grade levels have science, technology, engineering and math integrated into the curriculum.
While you may think of laptops and textbooks to learn a subject, the school is designed with a 'think space' full of tables and shelves used for building and collaborating. Bycott says students will have the chance to work beside real people in the industry like aerospace engineers and pilots. Even those as young as kindergarten will have STEM weaved into what they learn in the classroom.
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