LeRoy Vincent
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Allowing creativity back into the hands of students. Horse Trainer, Photographer, Marine Design Engineer turned Teacher...mirrors are off and not looking back!
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28-12-2010 21:46:25
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Another week in the books River Valley Raiders students made pizza/cookie dough. Designed, drafted, built and tested towers/bridges. Charcuterie boards/hardwood bowls made from locally fallen trees. Shelves, paper towel holders from left over scrap wood. #Sustainability #carpentry #asds
Grade 8’s presenting to the grade 6 & 7’s a car’s propulsion system with 4,6, 8 cylinders and demonstrating how to gap and torque a spark plug into the head. Next week electric propulsion systems in cars. River Valley Middle School LeRoy Vincent #mechanics #automotive #Engineering #mentorship
Another week of designing towers, bridges, restoring antiques and turning burl. High Schools will be very happy to see these grade 8’s next year #sjhs #stm #hvhs LeRoy Vincent River Valley Middle School #asds #nbed
Another week River Valley Middle School Bridges and towers were tested, bowls made outta downed trees and multiple charcuterie and cutting boards went home with students. Next week is natural light photography and Lightroom #asds #nbed #STEM #woodworking #careers #Engineering #chef #photography
River Valley Middle School “Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why.” 21 students in class all engaged…nothing to do with the teacher, projects just need to challenge their creativity #stem #engineering #asds #nbed #carpentry #education #empower #creativity
Enough computer and phone screens…time to learn about hybrid and electric propulsion system maintenance. Students learned how to check fluids and the importance of oil viscosity. Next week they change tires. #asds LeRoy Vincent River Valley Raiders #Engineering #Independent #mechanics
Hanging out Brilliant Labs / Labos Créatifs Maker Faire ASD-S Innovation Anglophone South School District ASD-S today. Next year…geo-thermal greenhouse, recycle fishing net into carpets and build motorized go-carts LeRoy Vincent River Valley Middle School #Engineering #carpentry #photography #coding
For the last time this school year student mentors turned the ovens off. Twice a week these rockstars fed 330 students pizza made from scratch for a dollar a slice. River Valley Middle School #chefs #entrepreneurs #lifeskills Anglophone South School District ASD-S Government of NB #education
Recycled Bay of Fundy fishing rope collected weekly, washed, unknotted and hand weaved into 6’ x 3’ sleeping mats for the less fortunate in the Saint John area. All grade 8’s River Valley Middle School will participate in making 30 of these mats. Thanks to Brent Anderson for the weaving lesson.
A few more Right Whale projects on their way home with students River Valley Middle School
Here’s a little coverage on the sleeping mats made for those struggling by Middle School Students River Valley Middle School Information Morning - Saint John with Julia Wright - May 30, 2023: Students weave mats for people sleeping rough cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…
Enrichment trips continue River Valley Middle School as students went to Photography Flewelling for a studio tour and portrait workshop then Spicer Merrifield Gallery to check out local artists #finearts #photograghy #art
Bridge and tower design, build and testing wraps up in the next 2 weeks River Valley Middle School #Engineering #CivilEngineering #asds #NewBrunswick