Teach a kid to code, and they can debug their life. Studies have shown that programming benefits a child’s cognitive development, especially reflectivity and divergent thinking skills, both crucial to creative problem-solving. Learning how to code also helps children enhance their metacognitive abilities, so that they can think about the way they think. Metacognition training […]
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Last Friday, students at Monroe Middle School battled each other by proxy at the underwater robot wars. Since October, two teams of students in the AIM TRIO Talent Search program have been building their own Remotely Operated Vehicles. They have worked with instructors from the AIM Brain Exchange, as well as teachers for Monroe’s Science […]
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When she becomes a psychiatrist, Papillion-La Vista High School graduating senior Alexis Hamilton (above, second from left) wants to use technology to reach people in rural communities who would not otherwise be able to access the care they need. That’s good, because according to a 2017 report by the physician search firm Merritt Hawkins, there’s […]
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“You got this! You’re doing great. Easy money, easy money.” As one student struggles to step off a tree-high platform onto nothing but air and a row of swaying Olympic rings, her classmates shout words of encouragement at her. Though harnessed snugly by pulley and carabiner to a thick steel cord, and gripping two guiding […]
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Last week, students from AIM’s Upward Bound programs at Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson high schools traveled to Chicago and Florida respectively for campus visits to multiple universities. AIM Institute staff members chaperoned the trip. In addition to the college tours, students enjoyed a variety of STEM experiences and fun cultural activities. For students, the […]
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