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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 […]
B-Team: Inspiration Boards
The B-Team worked on inspiration boards filled with aspects of Ethiopian art and culture in order to incorporate them into their logo designs and brands. People pasted inspiring quotes, colors, […]
B-Team: Brainstorming Invention Names
The B-Team divided into smaller groups in order to brainstorm possible updated names for the invention. Groups wrote down any words that came to mind when they thought about the […]
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 […]
B-Team: Banner
After receiving our Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam banner, the B-Team opened it slowly and carefully with excitement. —MC
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 […]
White House Science Fair
