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Students Daniel Li (left) and Milo Pan team up on a project at Providence High. BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE 63 FALL 2014 SOUTH MECK: TURNING STEM TO STEAM South Mecklenburg High is integrating art into STEM through a cross-curricular program for freshmen called The IDEA Academy. "We are breaking down the traditional barriers of education by tearing down the silo effect of learning," says Ashley Graham, director of The IDEA Academy. As their frst project, students completed Phase I of a greenhouse renovation with the support of JE Dunn Construction in Charlotte, which supplied a grant and construction workers. "Students learned about drafting, measuring and geometry," says Anne Goodson, education manager for JE Dunn. "We did it together, but we fact- checked their work, explaining things such as the need for a fre rating for a hydroponic garden in the greenhouse." passion for their educational mission. "Engineering teaches young people how to think," Charlotte Latin's Dubick says. "Programming is taking a big, complex problem, breaking it down into pieces and solving it." Lacek sees it the same way at Ardrey Kell. "I like to help students become better problem solvers. We need more of that in our society. Students in our classes are jewels, and when they learn to work cooperatively, we see some great projects." Sheffield is equally impressed. "I'm constantly blown away by what the students do on their own." Freshmen at South Meck completed the frst phase of a greenhouse renovation with the support of JE Dunn Construction. THURSDAYS ½ PRICED WINE $3 DRAFTS SUNDAYS ½ OFF HOUSE LIQUOR ½ OFF BEER Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne 13139 Ballantyne Corporate Place | Charlotte, NC 28277 aloftcharlotteballantyne.com | 704.247.2222 SIP IN STYLE AT W XYZ LIVE MUSIC EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY CHECK OUT UPCOMING EVENTS ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/aloftballantyne