IN Fox Chapel Area Spring 2016 | Page 12

FOX CH APE L AR EA SC H OO L NE WS ox Chapel Area Kindergartners in Michelle Ulanowicz’s class work in the Digital Dream Studio at O’Hara Elementary School where they practice a coding activity. Learning about computer science gives students the opportunity to think creatively while collaborating, solving problems, and taking responsible risks – all of which are skills needed in today’s society. Mrs. Ulanowicz says that it’s important for even the youngest students to learn about computer science. O’Hara’s Digital Dream Studio is a place where students of all grade levels can come together to dream, plan, and create. An Allegheny Intermediate Unit STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) grant, funded by the Chevron Corporation and the Benedum and Grable foundations, helped pay for the Digital Dream Studio at