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DA Middle School Campos EPC SMART Lab Now Open
Second Lab at Denver Academy Provides SMART (Science, Math, Art, Robotics & Technology) Education through Hands-On Learning
Denver Academy (DA) is happy to announce that its second SMART (Science, Math, Art, Robotics and Technology) Lab at the school opened in the fall of 2020! The Lab was provided through a grant from the Campos EPC Foundation.
The DA Middle School Campos EPC SMART Lab serves students in grades 7-8. It utilizes learning materials and a curriculum developed by Creative Learning Systems that includes hands-on exploration of circuitry, computer graphics, digital communications, mechanics and structures, robotics, scientific data and analysis, software engineering, and sustainability.
“The Campos EPC SMART Lab for our Elementary and 6th Grade students was incredibly successful in engaging our students during its first year,” said Denver Academy Head of School Mark Twarogowski. “We’re excited about the opportunity to expand this curriculum to our Middle School and are so grateful to the Campos EPC Foundation for its investment of over $300,000 in support of both SMART Labs at DA.”
With the support of Campos EPC Foundation, the first SMART Lab at Denver Academy opened in the Elementary/6th Grade Building for students in grades 2-6 in 2019. Throughout the year, the school’s youngest students benefited from instruction in the Campos EPC SMART Lab and were able to learn computer coding, problem-solving, and project management. Based on the lab’s success, Denver Academy and Campos EPC are now partnering to bring an additional lab to the DA Middle School.
“We lose a lot of middle and high school girls away from the engineering field because they stop feeling confident in math and science. With the new Campos EPC SMART Lab at Denver Academy, our daughter Charlotte is really able to show her strengths,” said Engineer and DA 6th-grade Parent Caroline Zwick.
Watch a video about Denver Academy’s Elementary/6th Grade SMART Lab and the school’s partnership with Campos EPC here.
“To be able to continue our partnership with Denver Academy and build a SMART Lab for middle schoolers is so exciting! I can’t wait to see what these bright minds discover,” said Marco Campos, the founder and Managing Principal of Campos EPC. “Campos EPC is about more than just energy infrastructure, we want to build a better future for our communities and our kids.”
About Campos EPC Foundation
Campos EPC is a company that supports the energy infrastructure industry with headquarters in Denver. Smart Labs, like the one at Denver Academy, are a community outreach effort of the company through its non-profit Campos EPC Foundation, which directly impacts more than 3,900 students per year. The Foundation’s mission is to elevate under-represented minority and female students through STEM education initiatives. Find out more about Campos EPC Foundation’s community outreach efforts here.
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Valerie Hamlin, Denver Academy Director of Marketing & PR
vhamlin@denveracademy.org
Media Contact:
Valerie Hamlin, Denver Academy Director of Marketing & PR
vhamlin@denveracademy.org
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Main/Attendance: 303.777.5870
Admissions: 303.777.5161
General: info@denveracademy.org
Denver Academy is a private school for students with varied learning profiles in grades 2-12, located in Denver, CO. DA inspires and empowers diverse learners through student-centered, differentiated, and transformative education.
