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DeKalb Central Schools:
2-hour delay today, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, due to dense fog. 🌫️ We’ll keep monitoring conditions to decide if we can proceed with school after the delay. Updates will be shared ASAP.

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Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning

Kids working together

 

What It Is:
At DeKalb Central Schools, students build the Portrait of a Baron competencies through STEM and Project-Based Learning (PBL) experiences.

  • STEM learning integrates science, technology, engineering, and math into hands-on, student-centered units where kids tackle real-world problems.
     

Project-Based Learning allows students to master curriculum standards while solving authentic challenges that matter beyond the classroom.

 

Middle School:

  • Students experience PBL in every class. Some classes combine traditional lessons with PBL projects, while others (like Humanities, which blends ELA and Social Studies) are fully PBL-based.
     
  • Dedicated computer science/STEM electives are offered.
     
  • Extracurriculars include Robotics and Guitar Club.


Why It Matters:
Hands-on, authentic learning boosts student engagement and promotes deeper understanding. Research shows PBL improves learning outcomes while helping students strengthen the Portrait of a Baron competencies that prepare them for life after graduation.