PA Cyber brings STEM learning to students around the state.

Nearly 11,000 students are enrolled at PA Cyber because they wanted a unique but comprehensive education. PA Cyber students enjoy learning when, how and where they choose. The school keeps students in kindergarten through grade 12 engaged with a diverse curriculum and plenty of extracurricular activities.

PA Cyber Polytechnic is yet another one of the many unique educational offerings. It provides STEM enrichment opportunities with a focus on engineering. The school partners with organizations such as Protohaven Makerspace and The STEAM Studio to provide students with in-person and virtual workshops.

Projects that students have created include catapults, spin art machines, bike racks and mini food pantries. Many student-built projects are donated to support Pennsylvania communities.

This fall, PA Cyber introduced its Polytechnic Mobile Lab, bringing hands-on STEM experiences to more students statewide. The full-size van comes equipped with 3-D printers, laser and vinyl cutters, a ShopBot, and more tools for students to take their ideas from conception to fabrication. A trained instructor unloads the lab’s equipment and quickly sets it up where it’s needed — at a classroom, gymnasium, cafeteria or even outside.

Students will be able to create simple items, as well as design and manufacture complex components of larger engineering projects. Programming is tailored to all age groups, ranging from elementary through high school. A second mobile lab will hit the streets in 2022.

Another keystone program to PA Cyber Polytechnic is an eight-day virtual summer camp for high school students, at which experts from more than a dozen universities and colleges explain the multitude of engineering career paths.

“At the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, Maker thinking is in part a core aspect of the curriculum. The school aims to inspire future engineers, scientists and technologists because as we know, the learning never stops,” says CEO Brian Hayden of PA Cyber.

Though PA Cyber Polytechnic is not new, it just keeps getting better. As a public school, PA Cyber does not charge students for tuition or for polytechnic experiences. To learn more, visit www.pacyber.org/polytechnic.

This advertorial was submitted by PA Cyber.