It has been two very long years. In March of 2020 the team had just finished setting up the Auditorium and the Performing Arts Centre for our Annual STEAM Fest, when we were given the news. The government has closed all schools that afternoon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a heartwrenching moment for all involved. 

Fast forward two years and a bit, to June 9th the day we took back STEAM Fest, the day we switched from a low-key, online fair to a fairly normal, in-person event. 

While this year's STEAM Fest was about half the size of the regular in-person event, it lacked nothing in terms of energy, commitment, creativity and learning.  The Auditorium was a buzz as of 7:00 am as set up began all the way until 1pm when the last items were put away, cleanup had taken place and everyone had been fed. 

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  At 8:20 the event began with a welcome by Mrs. Garcia, an introduction to our keynote speaker by Alexia Aguilar and the keynote speech given by Carlos Valladares, the president of El Salvador's Fab Lab association. 
• From 8:30 to 12:20 students from across Primary and Secondary visited the student exhibits as well as the 7 exhibits run by special guests. Students also took part in the various robotics, VR, game development and 3D printing workshops. In total there were 35 different projects exhibitions and workshops to explore.

87 students as well as staff members from both the LRC and ICT Departments prepared and participated in this year's event. 11th graders presented their own projects and also lead the event in their various roles as crew members. Students from 6th to 11th presented their STEAM fest projects individually as well as in small groups, while the music students treated everyone to about 5 hours of live performances. The resilience, the dedication and the energy devoted to this event by all are to be commended. 

The STEAM Team would very much like to thank everyone who was involved in making this year's STEAM Fest a huge success. They have again proven that effort does lead to success and it must be said that it is truly Great to be ABC!  

Special thanks need to go out to Mrs. Serrano for running a tight logistics ship and Alexia Aguilar and her crew for everything they did to make this a success! 

If you would like a real taste of the event you can peruse our many wonderful photos on Flickr as well as the ABC Facebook page, where you can also view the live Stream video recordings:

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