Preparing Students for Learning, Work and Life Through STEAM Education

September 13, 2019

Technology and the need for new skills are shifting the workforce — requiring workers to be more creative and demanding culturally competent and innovative thinkers who are prepared to solve new global problems. Advocates for STEAM education — the intersection of science, technology, engineering, arts and math — believe it builds the habits of mind for life and work in the 21st century. In late 2018, the Arts Education Partnership launched new work investigating policies and practices in STEAM education.

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Lakehead University

Lakehead University offers an exceptional and unconventional education that can help you become who you want to be.The University’s focus is nurturing scholarship. Lakehead is an innovative, comprehensive university that values the potential in all its students, giving them the highest chance of success. For every student who knows what they want to achieve and is committed to their own success, we provide an education focused on independent thinking, unconventional scholarship, and a close sense of community.

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