Journeys of Discovery: Full STEAM ahead for purposeful learning

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 1 p.m.

Principal Dr. Ryan Jackson shares with correspondent Tom Wilmer how Tennessee’s Mt Pleasant Arts Innovation Zone preK-12 educational model benefits student’s educational goals by infusing Art into S.T.E.M. Learning comes alive, as students passionately work on curricular projects ranging from creating NASA-mentored self-sustaining habitats on Mars, to building/selling tiny houses that can result in various trade certifications at completion. Gone is the “sit and listen” drudgery, replaced by the