Testimonials

 

     On behalf of the First Canadian Chapter of the Ninety-Nines International Women Pilot organization, we would like to thank Somerset Academy for giving us the opportunity to introduce your students to the world of Aviation. The STEM program at Somerset Academy is an amazing way to expand students’ horizon and explore STEM topics.

     We would like to acknowledge Somerset Academy’s STEM coordinators, Jyothy Mathur and Ayesha Hassan, for organizing this event and showing their support for our initiative. We were particularly impressed by the students’ engagement in our presentation; every group was eager to participate and had wonderful and insightful questions for us pilots!

     It is important to expose students to the vast array of opportunities they have, and Somerset Academy is doing just that! We hope that by sharing our passion for aviation, your students will be encouraged to follow their dreams and to understand that they are capable of achieving great things. Perhaps, some may even become future pilots!

- Meera Bissonauth, Commercial Pilot, Heather Hills, First Officer, and Dorothy You, Student Pilot

(First Canadian Chapter, Ninety-Nines International Women Pilots Organization)

In this unprecedented time, our kids are still having fun and engaging in interesting, challenging projects such as building a durable bridge with only popsicle sticks, straws, and tapes that can hold up as many pennies as possible, designing and building a stand-up Pringles ring, building the warmest house using recycle materials, etc.

     These STEM projects foster the kids’ creativity, research skills, and application of knowledge during the design phase, hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills during the Building phase, and critical-thinking skills during the Evaluation phase, when they assessed what worked well and what could be improved upon.

     Aside from these interesting projects, Somerset also invited STEM speakers, so students can understand how the STEM skills are applied in real-life situations and occupations.

     Students also learned through hands-on Science experiments, such as observing the chemical and physical change when leaving an egg in vinegar, mixing different solutions/powder together, finding the fastest way to melt the ice cube to get the marble out, observing how vapour is formed by leaving a water-filled ziplock bag under the sun, etc. Students also had the opportunity to research various science topics with their classmates and play math games together, throughout which they develop effective communication and collaborative skills.

     In summary, we are very proud of Somerset Academy’s interactive, practical, and age-appropriate STEM teaching which prepares our kids to be well-adapted for the 21st century.

- Belle and Ronald (Parents of Candice and Jayden)