Fontbonne students guide Visitation girls through STEM
Two of Bay Ridge’s Catholic schools are working together on a project aimed at promoting the subjects of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as desirable courses of study for female students.
Both Fontbonne Hall Academy, at Shore Road and 99th Street, and Visitation Academy, at 8902 Ridge Boulevard, are schools for girls.
Fontbonne, a high school, has asked its students to assist the girls from Visitation, a K-8 school, with STEM projects.
Working together, the two schools have created a fundamental STEM course aimed at helping prepare seventh and eighth graders for more rigorous courses when they enter high school.