East Hill Elementary School in RDP adopts the STEAM Pedagogical Approach

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Montreal, February 18, 2025 - Big things are happening within STEAM (Science Technology Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Education at East Hill Elementary School in Rivière des Prairies.  Having successfully completed the first of a three year pilot project, East Hill has formally adopted the STEAM pedagogical approach.  This method favors a collaborative, interdisciplinary, hands-on, process driven, and problem solving oriented approach. 

Now in Year Two, East Hill teachers have developed significant additions to its already impressive roster of STEAM focused Learning and Evaluation Situations (LES). The idea is that these LESs, and indeed this STEAM model, can be “embedded” into East Hill’s pedagogical modus operandi, and eventually its very identity.

In addition to the 14 new LESs created and implemented in Year One, staff at East Hill have made several exciting additions:

• Problem (K4): The cake fell on the floor!  What are we to do? (physical and motor development, social development, language development).

• Problem (K5): The apples are out of reach!  What can we do?  (physical and motor development, social development, language development, cognitive development).

• Challenge (Cycle 1): Create the tallest tower from the material provided. (Mathematics, French as a Second Language).

• Challenge (Cycle 1): Build a vessel that can float from the materials provided. (English Language Arts, French as a Second Language, Science & Technology).

• Problem (Cycle 2): The Iroquoians must find food. Create a trap to catch their prey. (Social Studies, Science & Technology).

• Challenge (Cycle 2): Build a chair that will support the weight of a stuffed animal. (English Language Arts, Mathematics).

• Challenge (Cycle 3): How to capture a dinosaur! (French as a Second Language, Science & Technology).

• Challenge (Cycle 3): Create a paper plane that must fly above an obstacle. (English Language Arts, Math).

About the English Montreal School Board

With a youth and adult sector population of more than 35,000 students, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Quebec. Established on July 1, 1998, when the province created new boards along linguistic lines, the EMSB network consists of 73 schools and centres. For more details, visit the EMSB website at www.emsb.qc.ca

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Contact:

Michael J. Cohen

Manager,  Marketing and Communications

English Montreal School Board

mcohen@emsb.qc.ca 


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