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Our Vision

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It's simple:

GaCo's vision is to have every young person in and about Garrett County achieve that "ah-ha!" moment that will help develop their potential success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)!

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"All students -

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STEM ready"

STEM Party!!

It isn't just Garrett County: where GaCo goes, we bring the STEM party with us! GaCo students have taught numerous "impromptu" waypoint lessons in shopping malls, restaurants, and everywhere else we go! We always have our gear on hand!

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Sharing Our Vision

GaCo is all about sharing our vision with others, and we have presented at numerous educational educational conferences to do this:

- West Virginia Science Teachers Association Conference

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- Common Ground, Maryland’s Premier K-12 Professional Development Conference in Ocean City

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- Maryland Center for Computing Education Conference at Hood College

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- Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference in Pittsburgh

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- The 2024 Maryland Teacher of the Year Retreat in Garrett County.

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Featured speakers at Common Ground!

STEM Waypoint Lessons

We visit every 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom in our county's elementary schools to teach our STEM Waypoint lessons!

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