“We want people to know that it’s year-round, even though we highlight it in February and March,” Read said. While the month of events brings STEAM front and center, organizers encourage STEAM activities year-round. “We want to create problem-solvers who invent and imagine a new future.” “It’s about getting kids into new opportunities to learn information and getting them in the real The school also hosted a scavenger hunt in its garden. 22 and 23 in collaboration with the Arizona Science Center, which brought eight of its mobile exhibits to the school’s Makerspace.
“People think STEM is all about computers and technology, but it’s also about gardens, science and biology,” said Scott Keller, principal at West Sedona School, which is STEM-accredited. In Camp Verde, a number of outdoor activities, including outdoor bird walks at Montezuma Well and star parties at Rezzonico Family Park and Tuzigoot National Monument, shared the science of nature. 21, the Wonder Factory from Flagstaff set up a wind tunnel and kids made parachutes and helicopters to fly through it. During the Cottonwood library’s special event on Feb. Special events at libraries and schools give kids hands-on opportunities to learn through play. “The goal is to make families and the community aware of science and technology and what it involves and what kids can learn from being involved,” said Joyce Read, youth services coordinator at the Cottonwood Public Library and a member of the Verde Valley SciTech Festival committee.
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