At A.J.Whittenberg, E is for Engineering

AUGUST 20, 2010 2:04 p.m. (1)

GE Energy design engineer Eric Bonini said he notes a pause when he talks about an elementary school for engineering.

“It seems strange at first,” Bonini said. “Any non-engineer will step back and say what? Is it little robots memorizing Pi in kindergarten?”  Continue reading...

 

Park Place

Along the Reedy River, Greenville’s got plans for more green spaces

APRIL 24, 2011 12:00 p.m. (0)

It was a little over a decade ago when a group of Boston urban planners suggested the city develop “Cleveland Park West” along the banks of the Reedy River in the western part of downtown.

The plan was met with skepticism.

That’s because the Reedy River hadn’t become a destination in the heart of downtown. The Liberty Bridge hadn’t been built. Falls Park didn’t exist. The residential campus of the South Carolina Governor’s School didn’t sit atop the hill along the riverbank.  Continue reading...

 

The things parents do

After inclement weather soaks A.J. Whittenberg hopefuls, school district changes rules

DECEMBER 1, 2011 6:04 p.m. (0)

Many camping excursions have ended short because of heavy rain and bad weather, but this was no ordinary camping trip for dozens of Greenville County families.

They were camping out in front of A.J. Whittenberg Elementary, some for three nights, to make sure one or more of their children could attend the school next year through the district’s special permission choice program.

A.J. Whittenberg is the state’s only elementary school with a school-wide engineering curriculum.  Continue reading...