Curtis Cook, international studies teacher at the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District’s Summit Technology Academy, was recently chosen as one of 12 teachers from Missouri who will participate in a ten day study tour in Japan and Okinawa. “Because of what we do in international studies, I was able to put together an application that … Read More
Author: jeremy.bonnesen
STA students win awards in Think Big Internet of Things Challenge
Students from three Lee’s Summit R-7 schools recently participated in the Think Big SensED Internet of Things (IofT) Challenge, held March 3 in Kansas City. Teams participating were from Summit Technology Academy, Bernard Campbell Middle School and Summit Lakes Middle School. The event was the inaugural student pilot and included hundreds of students, teachers and … Read More
Celebrating construction kick-off for new Summit Technology Academy / Missouri Innovation Campus
The Lee’s Summit community celebrated the construction kick-off of a new facility designed to house several nationally recognized programs that are reshaping the way students experience education. At a March 10 groundbreaking ceremony, representatives from the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District and the University of Central Missouri (UCM) launched construction of a new Summit … Read More