WELCOME TO
Vails Gate STEAM Academy

Teachers Ms. Lisa Ward from Fostertown School and Ms. Linda Vinti from NFA Main Campus were recognized for their hard work, persistence and dedication to the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards process.

Scholars are scored by various criteria that includes, solving the problem, strategy toward finding the answer, a written explanation on steps taken to solve the problem, and working as a team.

As the 21st Century After-School Academy winds down it's first session, scholars are proud to show family and friends their newly acquired and refined talents.

Scholars and family visited Camp Mariah for a STEM activity filled field trip on Saturday, December 14th. Activities included Go Cart building and racing, paper making, orienteering and more.

Mrs. Espinoza and Mrs. Colon-Pena's 5th grade students became "scientists" for a day, collecting and analyzing real field data during hands-on exploration of the Hudson River Estuary.

Vails Gate students in Mrs. Pearce's kindergarten class, Mrs. Vasquez's 1st grade class, and Ms. Anderson's 2nd grade class all enjoyed eating a salad grown in our hydroponics carts. Each grade level has there own hydroponics cart that they share on