10/01/2026
🏗️ Construction Zone 🏗️
Last year, Middle School STEAM students started with a simple question: How can we improve our outdoor play space?
They began by studying the play yard itself. Students measured the space and built scaled models so they could better understand its layout, how much room they had to work with, and where changes might be possible. They also talked with students and teachers across the school about how the play yard was being used and what could work better. Along the way, two students noticed a very real problem, the bikes and tricycles did not have a good place to be stored.
They started sketching ideas, testing different possibilities, taking measurements, building models, and eventually creating blueprints for a solution. This year, a parent (David of Dhs Home Improvement ) helped them take the next step and actually build what they had designed. He guided them through the construction process, working alongside them as they measured, built and problem solved their way from a plan on paper to a finished structure that is useful and already beloved!
