RPS Today -  Episode 1 Science
Channel: RCTV Studios
Date: 2017-06-02

In this first episode of RPS Today, Dr. Sherri VandenAkker interviews Dr. John Doherty, Superintendent of Schools, about the new science materials and technology programs the district has purchased to align with the recently updated 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework with funds approved by Town Meeting.  VandenAkker and Doherty also discuss elementary and middle school trips to Nature’s Classroom; the district’s middle school and high school Science Olympiad teams—including the state championship team from Coolidge Middle School; and district participation in First Lego League and First Robotics Competition. The show closes on an interview with Reading Memorial High School students Ashkita Rao and Mathias Kools, members of the Reading Robockets, who demonstrate the team’s award-winning robot.