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Students Arthur Lim (from left), Harvey Thomason, Reed Eskridge and Hank Ellison work on projects at Charlotte Latin. Instructor Tom Dubick (back, right) offers guidance. 58 BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE FALL 2014 Engineering students at Providence High School collaborate to design elevators with sensors, assemble miniature robotic cars with alternative fuel cells and create objects on a 3D printer. At Ardrey Kell High School, Jason Sheffield's Introduction to Engineering class tests math principles by constructing model trusses and catapults, while students in Rick Lacek's Game Art and Design program learn how to produce 2D and 3D games. Raspberry Pi Short for science, technology, engineering and math, STEM is a big buzzword in education because so many of today's jobs involve technology. Charlotte Latin has long offered an all-girls middle school engineering class, while all sixth graders there spend two weeks in programming getting acquainted with a "Raspberry Pi," a single board computer the size of a credit card that teaches youngsters computer science basics. Reed Eskridge shows readings on a smartphone. Charlotte Latin students display a circuit board the size of a forefnger. Building her project keeps Harvey Thomason busy. "We want kids who create technology , not just consume it ." — TOM DUBICK, CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL