Have you noticed how many kids are learning to code through fun, colorful games? Maybe your child has tried Scratch , Lightbot , or animal-themed Coding Safari  app at Hawkeyes. These playful tools make programming feel like an adventure — guiding characters, solving puzzles, and exploring logic step by step. But as a parent, you might wonder:  “Is coding really that important for my child — or just another tech trend?”  The truth is coding games do much more than teach kids

STEM isn’t only a school thing!   You don’t need a lab to raise a ‘scientist’. With just a few everyday habits, you can keep curiosity switched on at home. (generated by Wix AI) Studies has shown children who learn science through an inquiry-based curriculum tend to develop stronger foundational science knowledge compared to those taught through traditional methods (Westerberg et al., 2022). At Hawkeyes Drone Academy our STEM programs are designed to integrate core concepts w

The Confidence Gap in STEM In STEM education, success isn’t only about mastering formulas or getting every experiment right, it starts when believing you can learn through mistakes. Although perfection often means reaching the goal, research shows that confidence and a growth mindset matter far more for long-term achievement. A USA experiment found “ the growth mindset intervention can lead to sustained academic improvement through self-reinforcing cycles of motivation and le

Mind maps can be a helpful tool to guide writing by visually organizing ideas and connections between them. Here are some steps to use a mind map to guide your writing: Start with the main idea: Write your main topic or idea in the center of your mind map. This will be the focal point of your map, and all other ideas will be connected to it. Add subtopics: Add subtopics to the main idea by drawing branches from the central idea. Each subtopic should be a smaller idea that rel

I have been in the JKCS community for seven years now. I was really impressed by the love of Jesus flowing in our community. Teachers spent extra time to build enriched curriculums for the students. Mr. Brock asked students to build small scale PNE rides for his physics class; Mrs. Arevski introduced the hydrogen fuel cell for her science subject. Teachers wanted students to be able to replicate the existing technologies, so that they could come up with their own ideas. Techn