Case Study: St. Vrain Valley Schools builds hands-on STEM skills with Discovery Education

Building 21st-Century Skills Through Hands-On STEM Instruction

St. Vrain Valley Schools, a district in Colorado, sought to transform its educational system to equip its 33,000-plus students with 21st-century skills through hands-on, STEM-focused learning. To achieve this district-wide goal, they partnered with Discovery Education, implementing resources like Discovery Education Science Techbook to modernize their curriculum and instructional practices.

Discovery Education provided the platform and resources to enhance hands-on experiences and move beyond traditional educational limits. The solution fostered student creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration, with students engaging in projects like building robots and programming. The vendor's tools, supported by effective professional learning, contributed to systematic, district-wide gains in student engagement and understanding.

St. Vrain Valley Schools

Don Haddad

Superintendent