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Valley Schools Using Sports to Teach STEM

STEM Sports Featured on ABC15 Arizona

Schools are trying to find creative ways to engage students in learning and one Valley district is combining brains and brawn to boost understanding of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). On a Tuesday morning at Choice Learning Academy, Amy Rosengren’s sixth-grade science class did not learn in a lab or in the classroom. They’re outside on the basketball court. Click below to watch the news segment and read more. 

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