Put on Your Thinking Caps: Expedition K2M is This Weekend!
Saturday’s STEM competition will feature fun challenges, problem solving, and more!
When girls gather Saturday to embark on the seventh annual Expedition K2M: The STEM Summit, they will set off on a day filled with collaboration, calculations, deductive reasoning, and — above all else — STEM-centric fun!
In addition to rotating through stations of stimulating challenges, participants will engage in an imaginative daylong theme — Poacher, No Poaching! — developed by Foxcroft’s STEM faculty and organizers. Using an app and Kindle Fire assigned to each team, girls will have the opportunity to answer questions and earn raffle tickets towards a great selection of prizes.
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The success and momentum of this annual science, technology, engineering, and math competition keeps on rolling. For the fifth year in a row, the high school and middle school divisions have filled up, with 20 teams competing in each this year. This means that about 150 girls — including many of your daughters! — will spend the day using their STEM knowledge, along with deductive reasoning skills and common sense, to solve challenges in the Athletic/Student Center and the science wing of Schoolhouse.
Event sponsor K2M will again host one of the five challenges, as well, and has demonstrated growing support for this event over the years. This year, K2M is bringing a record 12 women engineers and STEM professionals who will not only facilitate a station but also graciously share their stories with students to offer insight into their career paths. Their words may influence the trajectory of our own future engineers.
Foxcroft’s 13 teams, along with teams from Loudoun County Academy of Science, Georgetown Visitation, Highland School, Orange County High School, and two homeschool groups, Azer and Solid Foundations, will convene in Engelhard Gymnasium by 9am on Saturday. Awards and prize drawings will wrap up the high school event around 1:15pm.
The middle school competition, which takes place in the afternoon, offers a wonderful opportunity for girls to learn about Foxcroft and its STEM program, as well as to have fun! Middle school participants are coming from Blue Ridge Middle, Chesapeake Academy, Grymes Memorial, Harmony Middle, The Hill School, Immanuel Christian, J. Michael Lunsford Middle, Mercer Middle, Middleburg Academy, Norwood, Powhatan, St. John's Episcopal, St. Patrick’s Episcopal, and the Village School. Foxcroft’s team of student tour guides — CAPs — and other volunteers will help the Admission Office staff welcome them and show them around. The middle schoolers’ day will end with awards and prizes, as well.
For the full schedule of the day, click here. We hope everyone has a STEM-sational time on Saturday!
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An all-girls boarding and day school in Northern Virginia, Foxcroft prepares young women in grades 9-12 for success in college and in life. Our outstanding academic program offers challenging courses, including Advanced Placement classes and an innovative STEM program. Our premiere equestrian program is nationally recognized, and our athletic teams have won conference and state championships. Experience the best in girls' boarding schools: visit Foxcroft.
