Creative Learning Academy students win at state Science Olympiad
- March 27, 2015
- / Mike Ensley
- / education
A team of eight students from Creative Learning Academy recently competed in the State Science Olympiad in Orlando.
The team was made up of students Luke Beiswenger, Luca Benny, Sami Humeda, Mehul Kapur, Cal Neuhaus, Annie Pratt, Gabe Sarazin, and Nicholas Skoufis.
Creative Learning Academy placed in the following categories:
1st Place- Anatomy and Physiology- Sami Humeda, Mehul Kapur
1st Place- Experimental Design- Luca Benny, Mehul Kapur, Nicholas Skoufis
3rd Place- Dynamic Planet - Nicholas Skoufis
Unlike some science competitions, Science Olympiad requires that students do science during the competition rather than just report about a science project. Students are required to complete the lab, research or compete with their engineered device within a 50 minute period.
The program was started in 1983 in the states of Michigan and Delaware. It is now in all 50 states, totaling more than 12,000 actively participating K-12 schools.
Science Olympiad is the only competition highlighted in the National Science Education Standards (1996) as an example of linking inquiry and assessment. In addition, Science Olympiad was highlighted in the 2007 National Governors Report as a national model to learning science and mathematics.
Learn more about the Science Olympiad here: http://www.floridascienceolympiad.org/
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