Story by FOX17: The STEM Academy through the Forest Hills School District brings high school students from all of the campuses together for part of their school day. It’s geared toward that typical science, technology, engineering and math. But for the last few years, a special project is exposing students to marketing, design and good, clean fun. It may look like any other chemistry class, but Handmade in the Hills is part of a thriving business, born out of the STEM Academy and teacher Austin Krieg. He says it’s all about actionable learning. When you couple experiences with the more traditional lessons, students tend to retain more. The soap-making started here two years ago, with the then sophomore class. Today it’s still run by 10th graders, but with help and mentoring from those who’ve already been there. To view the FOX17 news story and to learn more about Handmade in the Hills, click here.
