To encourage middle-schoolers to explore future careers, a national nonprofit is running a competition in which student participants tackle big problems. The challenge is being run by American Student Assistance (ASA), which works on helping students understand college and career pathways, in partnership with the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE).
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A team of seventh graders known as the Galactic Girls from Plouffe Academy in Brockton, Massachusetts, took home first place after creating blueprints of hydroponic farms to sustain life on Mars. (Shutterstock)
HOLLYWOOD, CA A local middle school recently earned third place in a national classroom competition that challenged students to solve society s most pressing problems. Larchmont Charter school placed third place in the Solve Together: Tomorrow s Leaders Tackling Today s Challenges contest, sponsored by the nonprofit American Student Assistance.
A team of seventh graders from Larchmont Charter School presented a plan to address climate change by focusing on energy sources such as wind turbines, hydrokinetic energy and solar panels. Middle school teacher Hannah Choi from Larchmont Charter School received the $1,000 ASA Solve Together Educator Award, for her work in teaching students about the economic ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic.
Plouffe Academy Seventh Graders Named National Winners in American Student Assistance s Solve Together Contest
All-female-student team solved real-world STEM challenge through career exploration and skill-building competition
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BOSTON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ American Student Assistance® (
ASA), a national nonprofit focused on fostering students understanding of post-secondary education and career pathways, announced during a virtual ceremony May 11 the Galactic Girls, a team of middle school students from Plouffe Academy in Brockton, Mass., had won the inaugural national
: Tomorrow s Leaders Tackling Today s Challenges contest. The school was awarded $10,000, and the team of students won $1,500.
ASA Solve Together is a national competition designed to encourage career exploration and skill-building for middle school students through project-based learning and teamwork. Each proposed challenge is aligned to grade-level standards s
New Hyde Park Road School Sixth Graders Named National Winners in American Student Assistance s Solve Together Contest
Middle schoolers solved real-world STEM challenge through career exploration and skill-building competition
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BOSTON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ American Student Assistance® (
ASA), a national nonprofit focused on fostering students understanding of post-secondary education and career pathways, announced during a virtual ceremony May 11 the Futuristic Illusionists had won second place in the inaugural national ASA
Solve Together: contest. The Tomorrow s Leaders Tackling Today s Challenges competition allowed a team of middle school students from New Hyde Park Road School to submit a winning idea. The school was awarded $5,000, and the team of students won $1,000.
Larchmont Charter School Students and Teacher Receive National Recognition in American Student Assistance s Solve Together Contest
Middle schoolers solved real-world STEM challenge through career exploration and skill-building competition
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BOSTON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ American Student Assistance® (
ASA), a national nonprofit focused on fostering students understanding of post-secondary education and career pathways, announced during a virtual ceremony May 11 the Environmental Defense Team, a team of middle school students from Larchmont Charter School in Los Angeles, CA, were awarded third place in the national
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Solve Together: Tomorrow s Leaders Tackling Today s Challenges contest. The school was awarded $2,500, and the team of students won $500. In addition, middle school teacher Hannah Choi, also from Larchmont Charter School, was recognized with the