For a few moments while sixth-graders from the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology hosted students from Avicenna Academy of Crown Point, an interactive broadcast link with the International Space Station turned the Hammond classroom into a virtual Mission Control. On Nov. 15, the region students converged on the Hammond charter school, one of two Read More »
As astronauts aboard the International Space Station floated on the screen, an Avicenna Academy seventh-grader was among a small number of students across the country to pose a question up to space. Maria Khan asked the two astronauts during a video conference Thursday attended by Avicenna and Hammond Academy of Science and Technology students if Read More »
Hammond Academy of Science and Technology students will be given an award for the native landscaping they planned and executed in their new school grounds. BP and Wildlife Habitat Council will receive awards for funding and partnership in the project. The Beverly Shores Environmental Restoration Group planted a demonstration native plant garden on Broadway which Read More »
With all due respect to the actual parameters of the potential assignment, Hammond Academy of Science and Technology sophomore Attia Gray can probably wrap up one of those tried-and-true “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” essays with just one simple word: water. ???? ???? For two hours a day she was in it, practicing Read More »
Attached is a great youtube video created by BP describing the STEM education art tile project that HAST students contributed to. ????? ??? ???? Hundreds of tiles created by students from HAST and Whiting High School are now integrated into a beautiful public art display at the entrance of the BP-Whiting headquarters. ????? ???? ???? Read More »
The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry on Friday introduced 15 students at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology to its Summer Brain Games. Nicole Kowrach, the museum’s director of teaching and learning, said museum staff members know there is a definite need for activities and programs to keep kids learning during the summer. Read More »
In 2010, a new educational culture began to blossom in Hammond. The result of a public-private partnership between government, business and industry, environmental groups and citizens, the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology held its first classes in a borrowed space. The shuttered St. Catherine of Siena school in Hammond’s Hessville neighborhood served as H.A.S.T.’s Read More »
… The Towle Theater also has a variety of educational programs for youth including students enrolled at the nearby Hammond Academy of Science and Technology. Read the whole article HERE.
… And 21st Century education is center stage at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology that was nurtured in downtown Hammond by the mayor and a partnership of private and public entities. Although the charter school can draw students from anywhere in Indiana, 95% are from Hammond, says HAST Principal Dr. Sean Egan. The Read More »
HAMMOND | Hammond Academy of Science and Technology students will perform at the Towle Theater on June 1. The students will perform “Will and Whimsy, Dramatically Illustrated Sonnets of Shakespeare” at 6 and 8 p. ???????? m. after participating in a theater class at the Towle, 5205 Hohman Ave. The event will also include appetizers, raffles and Read More »