Hour of Code
Hour of Code is a nationwide campaign during Computer Science Education Week designed to encourage and foster an interest in computer science. At Stuart, all other activity to a halt as girls K-12 and their faculty take part in the Hour of Code each December. If you walk the halls you will notice groups of girls creating JavaScript animations and game apps on computers and iPads. Beginners start with learning basic computer programming concepts … some students even teach their teachers how to code!
Envirothon
Envirothon is a dynamic hands-on, environmental education program for high school students throughout North America. Students compete in state level competitions and explore different natural resource related topics throughout the school year, including soils, forestry, aquatics, wildlife ecology, and current environmental issues.
Cardboard Challenge
The national cardboard arcade challenge was inspired by the video of Caine’s Arcade. It has become one of the most anticipated days of the school year in the Lower School at Stuart. Girls collaborate to use the power of their imaginations to design and engineer arcade games out of cardboard and recycled materials. Building the games reinforces spatial awareness, innovation, experimentation and exploration. In recent years, the Lower School has turned this event into an opportunity to put Goal 3 into action. Students invite special guests from Hamilton Grove Senior Center and Visitation Home for Adults with Disabilities to have some fun and play the games that the girls have created.
Future City Competition
Future City Competition is a national, project-based learning experience where Middle School students imagine, design and build cities of the future. Students work as a team with a faculty member and a professional engineer mentor to plan cities, research and write solutions to an engineering problem and create scale models with recycled materials.
Science Bowl
Science Bowl is a rapid-fire competition in which student teams answer questions in biology, chemistry, physics, energy, astronomy, and earth science.
Robotics Team, Stuart Sparks
Stuart’s Upper School robotics team competes in the FIRST Tech Challenge League. During the team's rookie year, the Sparks placed fourth in their subdivision during state championship competition, beating out many larger, more experienced teams in New Jersey. In 2013-14 the team competed in the NJ FTC “Liberty Science Center Qualifier” where they were awarded the “THINK Award” and were finalists for four other awards, including first runner up for the “INSPIRE Award,” the highest level of achievement recognized by NJ FTC. The Stuart girls dedicate countless hours over many months, working as a team not only on the robot design, construction, and programming, but also budget management, organization, web design, and video creation.
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta is a national mathematics honor society for high school students. The goal is to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject and promote the enjoyment of mathematics in high school.
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