All posts tagged a-team
Stu Schechter
Stu Schechter, artist and engineer from SandCart Studio, met with the A-Team to give an artistically inspiring presentation that demonstrated the value of combining engineering and design skills. Schechter utilizes […]
Helen Smith
Helen Smith serves as an editorial consultant for the team. She retired from the English department at Newton North in 2009, having advised the Newtonite since 1971. She is the executive director […]
Market Research
One of the first things we asked ourselves was, “How can we make the invention both artistic and functional?” In order to answer this question, the team spent several weeks […]
Addis Ababa Video Footage
The students watched video footage of Addis Ababa streets documented for the team by mentor Yared Gurmu, a 2000 graduate of our sister school, Saint Joseph School, and current student […]
Field Trip
In the beginning of the year, the A-Team went on a field trip to Millis Used Auto Parts and the Museum of Fine Arts in order to learn more about […]
The Grand Opening!
Mrs. Brooks came in holding a mysterious package in her hand and tossed it to us. We curiously opened it, wondering what it might be. When we unrolled it, we […]
The Pedestrian Alert System
The Lemelson-MIT Program celebrates outstanding inventors and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention. Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that […]
Team Building Project
In September we began our school year by finishing a mural project that was started by last years Major 3 students. This gave us an opportunity to bond as a […]
White House Science Fair
