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April 4 2022
STEAMfest Live 2022 Soared Sunday!
Woodlawn School once again opened it's campus and invited the local community in for a day of celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. The STEAMfest Live event was held…
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March 17 2022
STEAMfest flyers are here!
Marketing flyers for STEAMfest have been finalized. You can download a PDF version here: STEAMfest Live 2022 Flyer (8.5x11 PDF) Please share the flyer with your community by email. Or…
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March 16 2022
STEAMfest is taking off!
Breaking news! The Statesville Model Flyers RC Club will have a booth at STEAMfest and this E-flite Timber will be flying from the track! Learn about RC models, engines, controllers…

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March 16 2022
So cute! – SEA LIFE Door Prize
This cute girl arrived by Fed-Ex yesterday! She’s part of the SEA LIFE Charlotte door prize package along with 4 tickets for free admission. STEAMfest is Sunday, April 3rd 1PM…

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March 15 2022
Rockets are here!
The rockets for STEAMfest arrived at HobbyTown of Mooresville from Estes Rockets. Woodlawn students are going to build the rockets and launch at STEAMfest! Thanks to @hobbytown_mooresville and @estesrockets! STEAMfest…
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March 15 2022
Can you burn steel?
Can you burn steel? Find out at STEAMfest on April 3rd from 1PM to 5PM. FREE ADMISSION Click here to register. Thanks to MEL Science for this activity booth! https://steamfest.woodlawnschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mission_control_group_cheer-full-res-scaled.jpg Members of NASA’s Perseverance rover team react in Mission Control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's…

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February 14 2021
Meet Our Winners!
Woodlawn School's STEAMfest has had a great 2 weeks and we still have 1 more week to go! In addition to serving up over 100 activities and live streams to…

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February 9 2021
Activities that Embody STEAM!

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February 7 2021
STEAMfest Goes Global!
Website analytics reviewed on Saturday, February 13, 2021, show Woodlawn School's STEAMfest website has had 6750 visitors from 49 countries around the globe! Furthermore, there have been over 100,000 pages…

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February 6 2021
James Web Space Telescope Recap
Wow! What a day February 5th, 2021 was!!!STEAMfest Explorer's were afforded the opportunity to learn about NASA's James Web Space Telescope in a live stream with Dr. Alvaro Labiano, Associate…

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February 4 2021
WCNC News Story on STEAMfest
Ruby Durham of WCNC interviewed Lee Blakely regarding Woodlawn School's STEAMfest 2021. The piece aired on the local news between 6 and 6:30pm, Thursday, February 4. Read the article here:…

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February 4 2021
STEAMfest Press Release on Patch.com.
Woodlawn School's STEAMfest Press Release posted on Patch.com by Kimberly Johnson on February 3, 2021.https://patch.com/north-carolina/mooresville/woodlawn-schools-annual-steamfest-goes-virtual-year

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February 4 2021
1st Daily Prize Winner Announced!
Woodlawn School and STEAMfest announce Wyatt, of Fate, TX, is the first Daily Prize winner! The winner was randomly drawn on February 3, 2021 from a number of completed journal…

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February 3 2021
STEAMfest in Lake Norman Currents Magazine
Woodlawn School's STEAMfest is featured in February's Lake Norman Currents Magazine in an article written by Grace Kennedy this week. She interviewed Paul Zanowski, Head of Woodlawn School, and Lee…

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February 3 2021
COVID-19 Woodlawn Edition
This video was created by Joey and Royce Carol. Joey is a senior and Royce is in the 9th grade at Woodlawn School. The video was used as part of…

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February 2 2021
Opening Weekend Prize Winner
On January 30, Woodlawn School's STEAMfest 2021 opened its doors, well virtual doors, to youth K through 12th grade students and their families to Imagine, Discover, and Explore activities in…

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February 1 2021
How-to STEAMfest
How-to STEAMfestStep 1. Register - Complete the registration form here: https://steamfest.woodlawnschool.org.Step 2. Complete Activities - Find an activity that you like and follow the instructions to do the activity. Some are…

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February 1 2021
Get Ready For Daily Prizes
Get Ready For Daily Prizes! Starting Wednesday, 2/3/21, we will have daily prize drawings. You will receive one entry in the drawing for every activity that you have completed and…

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January 30 2021
STEAMfest Is Open!
This morning, STEAMfest opened its doors to youth grades K to 12. Come explore and complete activities, earn badges and win prizes! Follow this link to register: https://steamfest.woodlawnschool.org/mysteamfest-register As a…

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January 22 2021
New Creator – Get Hands Dirty
The STEAMfest team is pleased to announce that the popular YouTube channel "Get Hands Dirty" has provided an activity about screen printing. Cristiana Felgueiras and her YouTube channel has over 700K…

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January 20 2021
Girls in STEM
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education is often credited as the driving force of modern society’s technological progression. However, there is one element that still hinders innovation: the gender…

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January 1 2021
Inspired By Newton’s Cradle
Shannon Blakely, one of the founding members of Woodlawn School's STEAMfest team, and mother of a Woodlawn 9th grader, shared with us her motivation and inspiration for her Newton's Cradle…

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December 31 2020
Is the glass half empty or half full?
Is the glass half empty or half full? Technically, the glass is always full! Air is matter, and it takes up space!Here is a quick and easy experiment to see…

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December 28 2020
Wireless LED Activity
Here's an example of an activity coming to STEAMfest 2021 ... learn how to power an LED from a wireless phone charger. Please Like and Subscribe to our YouTube channel…

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December 25 2020
Is slime a liquid or a solid?
Slime is both a liquid and a solid! It is a non-Newtonian fluid, whose viscosity (which is how fast or slow a fluid flows) changes depending on pressure. Slime’s consistency depends on the…

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December 18 2020
First YouTube Video!
The STEAMfest Team published our first video to the YouTube channel today: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyM3wxXoU4Vzo_Wx69mBxw The video is a collection of photos from the STEAMfest 2020 event. Don't forget to Like the…

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December 16 2020
PRESS RELEASE – WOODLAWN SCHOOL EVOLVING AND EXPANDING STEAMFEST 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Burt Philips - 704.516.9101 - bphilips@thinkattuned.com WOODLAWN SCHOOL EVOLVING AND EXPANDING STEAMFEST 2021 Successful event going virtual with an array of new projects open to…

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December 7 2020
STEAMfest Website Goes Live
The much anticipated STEAMfest website is now live and available to the public! The website is the center of activity for the virtual edition of STEAMfest 2021. The virtual STEAMfest…

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November 22 2020
STEAMfest 2021 Opens January 30
In coordination with Woodlawn School, the opening date for STEAMfest 2021 was officially announced:January 30, 2021 There will be a live-streamed opening ceremony to launch the event. After which, the activities…

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February 2 2020
STEAMfest 2020 Drew Large Crowds
Woodlawn successfully closed the first month of the new year, welcoming over four hundred attendees on campus to explore the world of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics). Those…