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The Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools brought the community together on Saturday to show what artificial intelligence is capable of at the district’s first “Day of AI” event. Innovation Center AI program manager Mai Vu coordinated the event, which ran from 2 to 5 p.m. Vu said she wanted the event to show the public […]

The Silver Creek Unified bowling team placed second at state this year.  The 11-player team along with 10 student mentors was coached by Ericka Pilon who is also a teacher at Silver Creek High School.

St. Vrain Valley hosted its inaugural InspirED Conference for future educators on Wednesday at Longmont’s Innovation Center as the district works to inspire more students to become teachers — and help more districts offer grow-your-own programs. St. Vrain created the conference as part of a three-year, $7 million state Opportunity Now grant that the district received to […]

Secondary schools in St. Vrain Valley Schools are hosting open houses to answer questions and share information about the many program offerings available across the district as families begin planning their transition to middle and high school next year. Below are upcoming open house dates across the district. For questions regarding open houses, programming, or […]

Students at St. Vrain Valley’s Innovation Center got a hands-on lesson this week in artificial intelligence as they learned to program a DeepRacer self-driving car, then tested them on a large track. “You learn by doing,” said Dominic Herrera, a Longmont High School incoming sophomore. “It’s race cars. It’s competitive. I signed up for the […]

About 40 middle and high school students are spending the week exploring many aspects of music at St. Vrain Valley’s Innovation Center, from playing classical music to composing with GarageBand software to learning about the music business. Tom Darcy, director of advanced technologies and innovation, said the new Composing Innovation summer camp was designed to […]

High school and college students from around the world are spending three days at Longmont’s Silver Creek High School for an underwater robotics competition showcasing how remotely operated vehicles can operate in the real world. Altogether, about 60 teams are participating from 11 countries and 18 U.S. states. Along with St. Vrain’s Innovation Center team, […]

Students from Niwot High School created a virtual reality simulation to help eighth-graders transition into high school and hope to expand it to all St. Vrain Valley high schools. Transitioning from eighth grade to high school can be stressful for some students. These students have many questions such as, “What are my peers like?” “What […]

Niwot High School math teacher Megan Schlagel won Edthena’s 2023 Teacher Leader Impact Award, which recognizes standout teachers nationwide.

In its second year, the St. Vrain Valley School District Career and Job Fair gave hundreds of high schoolers an opportunity Friday to explore what their futures might hold. The fair was split into morning and afternoon sessions, held simultaneously at the SVVSD Innovation Center, 33 Quail Road, and the Career Elevation and Technology Center, […]