LOS LUNAS — The portable classroom that began as a teacher’s lounge at School of Dreams Academy is now a nearly-complete biosafety level 1 and 2 STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) research lab.
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Jennifer Nilvo is SODA’s K-12 STEM coordinator and gifted teacher.
“It’s important for students to have access to a lab like this so they can have the freedom to explore any STEM topics and freely be able to do that by learning different techniques and using different levels of equipment,” said Jennifer Nilvo, a SODA K-12 STEM coordinator and gifted teacher. “I want them to get them excited about it and be prepared someday to go into STEM careers.”
Once completed, this will be the first lab of its kind in a New Mexico high school. Students will be able to perform a variety of STEM research in the lab related to chemistry,…
