Mr. D
Dual Enrollment: Do’s, Don’ts and Deadlines
By Kendall Watkins, DIY Scholars Consulting Georgia offers ninth through twelfth grade students the opportunity to earn (almost) FREE college credit, while simultaneously earning high school credit, through its Move On When Ready (MOWR) program, commonly referred to as dual enrollment. You may hear it referred to as the new MOWR program because the state…
Giving Thanks: A Seasonal Message from the D’s
“Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Psalm 136:26 As we sit pondering this profound statement, our hearts are full. Looking back over the past 20 years of this ministry called Living Science, we are speechless at His steadfast love and provision. It simply is not possible to write down everything…
Living Science Students Serve on STEM TAG Panel
On November 4th, Living Science students Everett Apple and Claire Crose had the honor of serving on a student panel at the fifth annual Technology Association of Georgia STEM Education Awards, which “honors Georgia schools, programs, and companies for outstanding efforts and achievements in supporting and promoting science, technology, engineering, and math education.” Living Science…
Living Science is a 2016 TAG STEM Education Award Finalist
Finalists Announced for Fifth Annual STEM Education Awards Living Science is a finalist in middle school AND high school categories. Awards recognize excellence in science, technology, engineering and math education in Georgia Woodstock, GA October 10, 2016 – The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG-Ed) today announced that Living Science Home…
Teacher Profile: Meet Tammy Largin
Courses: American History, World History, Government, Economics, and American Sign Language “Teaching High School should always focus on real life application, opening their eyes to a world outside their box and showing them how to deal with that world using their foundation of truth created from the Word of God.” — Tammy Largin In 2012,…
Living Science Expedition Students Learn Hands On at the Beach
At Living Science, we believe that there is no better way to instill a love of science than to provide hands-on experience in the field. That’s why we take our middle school science students to the beach for a week of exuberant exploration. After each exciting day of STEM activities and field trips, middle schoolers…
Team WedgeTech Goes to Washington
Living Science STEM students take 2nd place in high school division of the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurial Expo in D.C. Everett Apple and Claire Crose, sophomore Engineering Essentials students at Living Science, took their WedgeTech invention to the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE) in Washington, D.C., last week and returned with a…
Homeschoolers and Dual Enrollment
Georgia’s dual enrollment program allows high school students, beginning in ninth grade, to take college classes to fulfill both high school and college requirements. The program, called Move on When Ready (MOWR) is available to all Georgia high school students. The majority of Georgia’s state institutions and many private colleges are participating. The State pays…
Fun for the Whole Family: STEM Trebuchet Competition
Trebuchet: n. a medieval military engine for hurling heavy missiles. (Merriam-Webster) What does a medieval weapon have to do with teaching physics in the third millennium? At Living Science, quite a bit. A Living Science STEM tradition, the annual trebuchet contest features our high school physics students, each of whom designs and builds a working…
Hands-On STEM: RUBE Goldberg Convention and Contraptions
One of the best things about Living Science is the hands-on opportunities. This past Saturday, April 30, Living Science held its annual Rube Goldberg Convention. On Friday afternoon, 18 ninth grade students carefully assembled the contraptions that many of them had worked on all year. They anxiously waited their turns as the judges, Mrs. D…