Innovation Lab Programs

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  • Greengineers 
     
    Newton Public School's Greengineers program is leading the country in innovative educational opportunities. The Greengineers are utilizing Design Thinking principals to create a collaborative think-tank that combines, among other things, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Economics, Finance, Design, and Industrial Safety.
    As Greengineers, students in the think-tank design new solutions for known problems and issues that affect local and global communities.


    Learn more at http://greengineers.wikispaces.com
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  • Capstone Project 
     
    Newton Capstone programs guide high school students through a transformation of their classroom studies into practice in the field.


    Learn more at http://newtoncaps.weebly.com/
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  • Newton's Lab 
     
    The Innovation Lab of Newton Public Schools functions as an student-centered, faculty powered design lab for collaborative, solution-centered educational research and development.

    Learn more at http://newtons-lab.wikispaces.com

  • BU Engineering:

    “Creating the Societal Engineer”: BU Engineering and NPS are fostering a sense of purpose and appreciation of how an engineering education and its experiences are a superior foundation for improving society.
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  • Synthetic Biology:

    MIT, BioBuilder, and NPS are collaborating through exciting, cutting-edge curriculum in synthetic biology and professional development for our high school biology teachers.

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  • MASS 9 for the 9th:

    A service project that brings together the technical skills of our students and the communities in need, like New Orleans’ lower 9th ward. Mass 9 for the 9th has created a curriculum of caring by rebuilding homes and communities.
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  • Senior Capstone Projects:

    NPS CAPStone Projects (WISE, SPARC, SYP) is a district-wide initiative that provides students with both a critical learning experience and an opportunity for “intellectual problem solving, social change, and community contributions.”

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  • The Greengineers:

    – GNRG is an award-winning and nationally recognized “green” STEaM program.
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  • Short Film Festival: Every spring, Newton’s Lab hosts the “Petite” Film Fest, a night of little films and big discussions about film making with a juried festival of student produced films.

    Dover Legacy Scholars: The DLC was created as a wrap-around program to support NPS students of color and to help narrow the Achievement Gap.

    (SOS) Sustainable Oceans Summit: Working with MITSeaGrant, UMASS, NOAA, Boston Harbor Islands, the NPS science teams are investigating how to connect our students with the critical marine issues affecting the Gulf of Maine.

    City-wide Robotics: Newton parents are investigating the creation of an umbrella structure to coordinate FLL, FIRST Robotics and other robotics curriculum across the City of Newton.

    Mindfulness Project: NPS, Mass General and Down Under Yoga are exploring the idea of researching the impact of the connection between School and Stress.