Serving Barnwell County and it's neighbors since 1852
Williston GEAR UP students at Carowinds.
The magnificent Voorhees University Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (VU GEAR UP) scholars from Allendale, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester, Colleton, Hampton, Orangeburg, and Williamsburg County schools were able to attend Carowinds for an extraordinary educational STEAM Quest Day on March 29!
The students participated in an explosive combination of entertainment and education with science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics outside of the classroom. The students were extremely excited to learn and experiment with all the planned STEAM Quest activities that were set up for them! GEAR UP witnessed several students that boasted about how much fun the activities were and how they really enjoyed the Arts activity. This allowed the students to experiment with hand-made instruments.
GEAR UP was pleasantly amused while watching the students engage in learning while singing and laughing at the same time. Not only were the students thrilled about riding the rides and playing the games, but they were also very vocal in saying that they learned something new. That is one of the many things that GEAR UP does, it opens the student’s eyes to new opportunities and learning experiences that will forever impact their lives. Having over 2,000 students in attendance at this grand GEAR UP event eager and ready to learn was very impressive.
This is not the first or the last of the many events that Voorhees University GEAR UP will have. If your child/children attend any of the above nine districts, please get them involved with the free program. Again, VU GEAR UP is ready and waiting to serve ALL current 7th and 8th grade students within Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester, Colleton, Hampton, Orangeburg, and Williamsburg County school districts.
