Smiles and science magic! These curious kids in Harlan are diving into discovery — and we’re just getting started. Excited for all the possibilities this partnership brings!HCES 3rd grade students in Mrs. Stork's classroom launched an OpenSciEd unit to figure out, "How can we design objects to balance and move in different ways?" In this lesson, students build a sculpture to explore how they work. They'll work to compare balanced sculptures to balanced and moving sculptures.

Harlan was a 2025 STEM ScaleUp award winner. All teachers attended professional development this summer provided by Green Hills AEA and was awarded an #OpenSciEd materials kit as part of the grant. Kim Wise, GHAEA Science consultant, will provide continued support.
The STEM ScaleUp Grant provides high-quality STEM education programs to PK-12 youth along with training for educators to implement effectively. Since 2012, Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council has partnered with STEM education programs reaching up to 100,000 students each year and engaging them in exemplary STEM curriculum. Thousands of Iowa educator have delivered exciting units in robotics, coding, engineering design, agriculture, animal science and more. Southwest Iowa STEM Region ... See MoreSee Less

Happy National IT Professionals Day!

Today, we celebrate the tech wizards behind the scenes at Green Hills AEA who not only keep our systems running and our data secure, but also offer powerful support and services to our school partners!

🙌 A huge THANK YOU to our dedicated IT team — your hard work powers our mission every single day! ... See MoreSee Less