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PLTW Launch

A headshot of Gary Steelman, Principal of Smackover Elementary School, with his contact information.

Young learners are naturally wired for discovery! PLTW Launch is designed with activities that let them see what they can be and build skills to discover what they can do.

Students are immersed in hands-on activities, projects, and problems that build upon each other and relate to the real world. They experience integrated learning that blends Computer Science, Engineering, Biomedical Science, and more. Throughout the modules, even the youngest learners apply their math and English Language Arts (ELA) skills, learn science to standards, and adopt skills that are foundational across disciplines.

Smackover Elementary School uses the PLTW Launch program in grades K-4.


A black and white logo with a silhouette of a cowboy riding a horse, surrounded by the text 'Smackover-Norphlet School District'. The text 'A WORLD of OPPORTUNITY in a SMALL School ATMOSPHERE' is also present.