Learning to effectively use the tools of technology is an important life skill for our students. We strive to integrate appropriate technology into the curriculum of each class as a tool to enhance learning and engage students.

Sumner Academy has a one-to-one program for first through eighth grade and is a Google School. Our first grade through sixth grade students  are issued Chromebooks and all of our students use Google Apps. Google provides easy tools to engage students anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Seventh and eighth grade students are issued iPads to prepare them for  for high school. Students leave Sumner Academy with extensive user knowledge in Chrome OS, iOS, and Windows OS environments. 

We believe teaching digital citizenship and having a one-to-one learning environment:

• Promotes development of collaboration, communication and information literacy skills
• Supports more individualized student learning
• Creates opportunities for “just in time learning” through spontaneous access to information
• Extends the classroom beyond four walls

Our students use Google Apps and Google Classroom to share, collaborate, explore, and problem solve. Google provides a safer online experience for our students with an easy to manage dashboard control system for our technology team. 

Sumner Academy provides these additional opportunities:

• LEGO Robotics: We have a competitive LEGO Challenge team that competes in First Lego League competitions each year. This team is open for students in 4th-8th grade. Every Spring, SA hosts a Lego club for students in grades K-4th. We also use Lego materials and robotics kits in class.
• Computer Coding: Students will get hands-on experience in Scratch programming starting in middle school.
• Other robotics opportunities are embedded within the curriculum of Technology or done through the IDEA HUB.
• 3D Modeling and 3D Printing are also done with students in both Lower School and Middle School