St. Francis Xavier School - Phoenix, AZ
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  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Administration Directory
    • Faculty Directory
    • School Advisory Board
  • Admissions
    • Admissions Process
    • Tuition & Fees
    • Financial Aid
  • Academics
    • Jesuit Education
    • Preschool
    • Kindergarten
    • 1st - 2nd Grade
    • 3rd - 5th Grade
    • Junior High
  • Campus Life
    • After Care
    • Athletics
    • Campus Ministry
    • Enrichment Programs
    • Hungry Wolf Cafe
    • Parents' Association
    • The Wolf Den
  • Giving
    • Ways to Give
    • St. Ignatius Fund
    • Fundraising Events
  • Quick Links
    • Care Solace
    • Contact
    • Alumni
    • FACTS Family Portal
    • Family Handbook
    • Jesuit Strong Magazine
    • 24-25 Planning Calendar
    • 24-25 Health History Form
    • Parish Website
    • Safe Environment Training
    • School Calendar
    • SFX App
    • The Weekly Howl
    • Anonymous Reporting Form

Stem Lab for Preschool - 2nd Grade
​Engaging with Wonder

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The STEM lab at St. Francis is a space that interacts with wonder. Each Learning Station is designed to allow students to practice building connections between what they know, their interest, and how the world works. Students notice the shift in thematic content in the STEM lab from what they are “learning about” to what they are “learning with” as broad topics like the rainforest are vehicles for Cross-Cutting Concepts and Practices that remain fixed.

​In the St. Francis STEM lab students practice thinking and engaging like scientists. We use wonder as a guide, and what students are “learning about” has become a fluid, student-driven, series of teachable moments. We created a space where students use scientific practices to engage natural wonder. We let wonder remain in control. We allow natural interest to help us build foundations for learning what we hope will last a lifetime.
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Phone: (602) 266-5364
Fax: (602) 279-0423
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St. Francis Xavier Jesuit Catholic Elementary School
4715 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012

Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Jesuit School is a welcoming community dedicated to pursuing
educational excellence, living our faith through action, and nurturing compassionate difference-makers while forming Kids for Others.