CHAPPAQUA PTA STEM COMMITTEE

  • About
  • Weekend of Code
  • Science Olympiad
  • Stem Fest and Science Competitions
    • Stem Fest and the Path to Science Competions
    • STEM Fest: Students
    • STEM Fest: Exhibitors and Sponsors
  • Classes For Students
  • Contact Us
  • First Lego League
    • Tournaments + More Info
    • Jr. First Lego League
  • Destination Imagination (DI)
  • About
  • Weekend of Code
  • Science Olympiad
  • Stem Fest and Science Competitions
    • Stem Fest and the Path to Science Competions
    • STEM Fest: Students
    • STEM Fest: Exhibitors and Sponsors
  • Classes For Students
  • Contact Us
  • First Lego League
    • Tournaments + More Info
    • Jr. First Lego League
  • Destination Imagination (DI)

What's Been Happening

First Lego League:  Chappaqua Tournament

1/28/2018

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Congratulations and thanks to First Tech Challenge team Robocracy for coordinating and hosting a First Lego League tournament at Bell Middle School for the second year in a row!  The tournament was open to all Hudson Valley Region FLL teams.

Tournament champions: Team Gryffindor from Chappaqua.
Project 1st place: Pusheen Cats from Chappaqua.
Robot performance and robot design first place: [insert team name here] from Chappaqua.
Core Value first place: YES II from New Rochelle Schools.
Team Spirit Award: Robotics Rams from Byram Hills.
also competing:
AMD Robotics Wizards from Ossining Union Free School District.
Exacoders from Tuckahoe.
Hydrocats from Rye Country Day School.
South Orangetown M.S.
Team G.E.N.I.U.S. from Chappaqua.
It was a fantastic day of innovation and invention and we're thrilled to help make it possible!  

Find more photos here
Watch News12 Coverage
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Hour of Code 2018

1/17/2018

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We had a great night of Coding and Inspiration at Hour of Code! Thank you to our enthusiastic volunteers, Python training provided by Coditum, our great guest speaker Ruchir Puri, CCSD, SBMS and most importantly, our fun-loving and intrepid students and their parents!
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2017 STEM Fest success

4/19/2017

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The third annual STEM Fest was a success! More than 300 kids in grades K-12 will showcased their work. Local STEM experts also run hands-on activities.
​Here are some news stories about the event:
  • Instagram photos here
  • Photo Slide Show​
  • ​The Examiner News
  • Patch
  • Macaroni Kid
  • Daily Voice

VIDEO of the 2017 STEM Fest

CLICK BELOW FOR 2017 instagram PHOTOS

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science olympiad team at seven bridges update

3/22/2017

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The Seven Bridges Science Olympiad team finished it's first ever season with a tournament in Scarsdale. Competing against teams from across Westchester, the team won the award for "Best New Team." Individual awards also went to several students.   
  • DJ Weinstein and Lori Saxena, Second Place, Anatomy 
  • Sumer Moudgill and Eliza Hawthorne, First Place, Reach for the Stars
  • Sumer Moudgill and Ryan Guber, First Place, Dynamic Planet
  • Sumer Moudgill and Ryan Guber, Fourth Place, Fast Facts
Congratulations to coach Skye Albert-Hall. And thank you to the parent volunteers and Seven Bridges PTA. Check out the photos below.
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Seven Bridges Coding Class

2/6/2017

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The Seven Bridges PTA is pleased to be offering a new opportunity to all Seven Bridges students. A new computer science program will run on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:30 pm for 12 weeks beginning on Thursday, March 2. 

Registration is first come, first served program, and will open up on Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 pm via a link here. So stay tuned.

Thanks to the generosity of our parent volunteer instructors, your Seven Bridges Program Fees, and the support of the Seven Bridges administration, this program will be free but will be limited to the first 30 students to sign up. More information will follow in the upcoming weeks. 
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First lego league teams compete at bell middle school

1/24/2017

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Congratulations to the teams who came from all over Westchester to compete in a Hudson Valley FIRST LEGO League Tournament held at Bell Middle School on January 21. Check out coverage here:
  • Photos from Hudson Valley FIRST LEGO League
  • Patch story with photos
  • Daily Voice
  • Patch 
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third annual hour of code

12/8/2016

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The PTA's third annual Hour of Code was bigger than ever. Three hundred students in grades K-12 registered for this introduction to computer science. Hour of Code is a world wide effort from Code.org, and organization committed to promoting computer science education in schools.
Students and parent volunteers led the classes. For students interested in ongoing opportunities to learn CS, visit our list of options here. 
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Hour of code is back, dec. 2, 7 pm

10/31/2016

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The PTA STEM Committee is hosting its third annual computer programming event on Friday, December 2nd from 7 to 9pm at Seven Bridges Middle School. Hour of Code is run by Code.org, an organization that promotes computer science education. The goal... inspire kids to learn programming, a skill relevant to a 21st century career path. The evening is open to kids of all levels of experience, from kindergarten through 12th grade. 
Parents, please plan on staying for the event. This is not a drop-off activity.
QUESTIONS? Email 
ChappaquaPTAStem@gmail.com  
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SEVEN BRIDGES SCIENCE OLYMPIAD 

10/26/2016

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Seven Bridges is running it's first Science Olympiad team. To learn more about Science Olympiad, check out the New York site as well as the national site. 
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VIDEO STEM Fest 2016

6/15/2016

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Thank you to David Hayes, from the Chappaqua Central School District, for producing this video. 
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