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Building Blocks & Repetition

Encouragement & Affirmation

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W H Y S T E A M W O R K S ?Welcome to STEAMWorks, the after school homework help program designed to maximize your student’s potential.

We believe that every student has the potential to achieve academic success, and we are committed to walking with your student into that potential. The path to academic success is the purpose of all learning — to understand what is being taught, and demonstrate mastery of the subject matter. This manifests itself in academic confidence and good grades in all subjects.

We believe in effective learning. Normal children the world over have demonstrated that they can learn Calculus by 6th grade (China), read at a college level by 9th grade (Finland), and remember everything learned from elementary school by 12th grade (Australia). We believe not only in teaching the right things, but in teaching things right.

We believe in education for the future, not just the present. Many of today’s job titles didn’t exist 20 years ago, and this trend continues to grow. Education systems haven’t considered what skills today’s students will need in the future and teach accordingly. And yet education should prepare students for a progressive future, and enable them to adapt to a rapidly changing world.

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Most after school programs fall into one of three categories. Homework help meets the current needs of students, but fails to go back and fill in learning deficiencies, addressing the symptoms but not the cause. Learning centers fill in knowledge gaps students may have missed in their education, but lack the help students need now to improve their grades and test scores. And enrichment programs engage students in innovative thinking and building technical skills for the future, but are not tied into what students are learning in school.

While STEAMWorks focuses on fundamental math and language arts skills, our mission is greater than simply making it through the school year. Our desire is to develop the whole student — ensuring a deep grasp of the principles of learning from the ground up in every subject, helping students perform their best in their current classes, and preparing them for the future with a thorough experience with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Encircling this whole educational model is developing the student’s confidence and belief in their own likelihood of success.

A Complete Approach To Student Development

S T E A M W O R K S & S T U D E N T S U C C E S SFundamental Building Blocks of Success

Tools For Learning and Understanding

Essentially, STEAMWorks provides a model of enrichment that catches your student up, helps them perform at their peak in the present, and prepares them for the future.

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Everyday, the whole group will learn and review the fundamental concepts that hold the “key” to understanding each area of endeavor in math and language arts.

We start with a short video showcasing the wonders of science, technology and the modern world, sparking student’s engagement in knowing and understanding the world they live in, and the world they will create.

STEAMWorks instructors will work with students in small groups based on grade-level to provide further tutoring, answer questions, and check homework as its completed. Students will be encouraged to use their concept keys to solve assignments quickly and efficiently.

Each day will have a confidence-building and socially engaging affirmation. As students transition between STEAM showings, Concept Keys and Homework Help, they will affirm each other and receive encouragement from STEAMWorks staff to let them know they can continue to grow, learn, and succeed.

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S T E A M W O R K S P R O G R A M : A S S E S S M E N T

At Steamworks Lab we endeavor to see and respect each scholar as an individual. Every scholar is given an assessment designed to assess the level at which they are working.

Our unique assessment approach aids not only in identifying at what level your scholar is currently working at, but in uncovering how your scholar learns. The assessment will be kept in your scholar’s file and each scholar is reassessed throughout the school year to track improvement. Our assessments are not based on letter grades, but instead on level of competency of the material being presented.

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S T E A M W O R K S P R O G R A M : S T E A M S H O W I N G S

We believe that students can only pursue what they’re exposed to. Carefully curated STEAM videos take five minutes each day to expose children to the ideas that have shaped modern society, and where we are going in the future.

Science videos explain how our world works, while Technology explores the tools we use to navigate it. Engineering teaches children how they can build in the modern world. Art videos focus on the importance of creativity and self-expression, and Mathematics show children the creative and illustrious background of this field of study through the people and ideas that have shaped it’s development. We believe that these daily learnings will spark an interest in students to learn and pursue some of the most exciting and engaging prospects of our day.

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S T E A M W O R K S P R O G R A M : B U I L D I N G B L O C K S

Steamworks Lab’s Building Gears and Gear Boxes represent

constant motion, movement, and progress. We strive to

light the fire in your scholar through a deeper understanding of the

material and fostering genuine interest.

We utilize a proven effective, proprietary technique for memorizing

the material while understanding how it used and how to apply

the proper rules for a given situation.

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S T E A M W O R K S P R O G R A M : E N C O U R A G E M E N T &

A F F I R M AT I O N

We at Steamworks Lab believe that every scholar needs the

power of positive encouragement in order to soar to new

heights. On a typical Steamworks Lab day, your scholar will

hear positive affirmations from their peers and instructors alike

throughout their session. This promotes self-confidence and

encourages courage to try even if they believe the answer is

incorrect; because, true failure is not in the answer, but in the

failure to try.

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S T E A M W O R K S P R O G R A M : S M A L L G R O U P T U T O R I N G

Each student is placed in a small group of 3-8 students, based on grade and age, to work with an instructor. While one-on-one instruction has it’s benefits, it’s been shown to cause students to rely heavily on the instructor to do their work.

The small group model encourages students to rely on what they have learned, while still providing the help, support, and monitoring of work and attention levels needed throughout the duration of the homework session. Instructors give “mini-lessons” on any problems students do not understand, and check completed homework for accuracy.

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S T E A M W O R K S P R O G R A M : S T E A M F R I D AY S

STEAM Fridays give students the opportunity to grow and develop their Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math abilities throughout the year. Each month, students delve into one area to produce tangible growth.

Our hands-on, project-based curriculum teaches students to build robots, fly drones, create computer programs, and create short films. Students develop the fundamental skills of modern education, including critical thinking, teamwork, and creativity.

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STEAMWorks Lab 221 E Indianola Phoenix, AZ 85018 www.STEAMWorksLab.com