Engineering Challenge – Clairbourn School News

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021

Pillow Forts: Adapting the Annual Engineering Design Challenge for 2021

Students at Clairbourn are on an exciting journey of self-discovery and risk-taking made possible by a team of supportive teachers, a kind community, and an inspiring and safe environment. Children learn to discover their abilities in math, science, art, drama, music, and sports thanks to the cultivation of a growth mindset which keeps them motivated and moving forward in the face of setbacks encountered along their learning journey.

Clairbourn Students build pillow forts at home for the annual Engineering Design Challenge.

STEM activities like those found in Clairbourn’s annual Engineering Design Challenge are a big part of that journey. It is where students learn to believe in their abilities as designers and problem-solvers, and self-identify as engineers. To continue this school-wide activity during the Pandemic, with learning taking place at home, called for some serious re-imagining on the part of the school to make sure students didn’t miss out on this important learning milestone.

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

Clairbourn’s Second-Grade Class Service Project: Door Of Hope Fundraiser

Clairbourn second-grade students learned the value of giving back during their yearly fundraiser to benefit the Door of Hope homeless shelter in Pasadena. For the past 21 years, the second grade class has held a pocket change drive to help support those living at the Door of Hope. This shelter for homeless families strives to restore disrupted lives and to break the cycles of homelessness and domestic violence.

Grade 2 Service Project: Door of Hope Fundraiser Results
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Clairbourn second-graders participate in an annual fundraiser to benefit Door of Hope.

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Clairbourn 2020 Engineering Design Challenge

Cranes—the heavy-lifting kind—are all around us, and they perform vital roles in a variety of industries. They can lift or lower tremendous amounts of weight, move loads into position, and enable construction companies to ascend their buildings into the skies. An opportunity to explore the mechanical principles of these fascinating machines was presented to Clairbourn students during their annual Engineering Week Design Challenge in January of 2020.