“When I was younger, the idea of making
a robot was mind blowing, but here
these girls are making one in elementary
school,” said freshman Courtney
Kennedy, who along with Kristen Friday,
Theresa Heidenreich, and Annika Urban
(also freshmen) and Helen Paulini, a
sophomore, teamed up to design and lead
the class for elementary girls. High school
gifted education teacher Lisa Giguere and
robotics engineering teacher Ken Grimm
were the faculty facilitators for the
project and also served as mentors for
the high school students. They coached
them throughout the entire process and
attended every after-school session at
Fairview.
Girls Rock Robotics, a five-week class
held on Wednesdays, was part of
Fairview Elementary School’s Great
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